Arista Networks
Technology
SeniorSystemsEngineer(PreSales)
“Senior Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales) at Arista Networks. Skills: Pre-sales technical support, Data Center solutions, Network architecture. Partner with Account Managers to understand customer requirements. Conduct white board network architectural reviews”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
Customer-facing technical sales experience, Located in the Bay Area
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS/CS/CE technical degree or relevant experience, 7+ years L2/L3 networking design and implementation, Proficiency in routing and switching, Expert knowledge in three or more of the following areas: Ethernet, RSTP/ MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing(OSPF, BGP, IS-IS), TCP/IP, VxLAN, EVPN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, QoS, Expert-level knowledge of industry-standard CLI
Nice to Have
Network Industry Certification preferred (e.g. CCIE (R&S), JNCIE), Demonstrated work experience as either a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE or Network Consulting Engineer, Previous experience with network overlays preferred, Experience with SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) highly desired, Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible desired, Ability to write white papers a plus
What You'll Do.
Partner with Account Managers to understand customer requirements
Conduct white board network architectural reviews
Deliver Arista product presentations
design and propose Arista Data Center solutions
Perform hands-on tests to validate customer proof-of-concept setups
Demonstrate new products and features
Write and present design guidelines
Recommend improvements to customers for networks
Partner with Sales Team to respond to RFP/RFQs
Provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering
Represent Arista at customer and industry events
Maintain proficiency in competitive solutions
Author and collaborate on customer and sales facing
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Account Managers; Collaborate with Product Management; Collaborate with Software Development; Work with Arista TAC; Work with Professional Services
Communication Scope
Technical presentations; Design guidelines; Customer content
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