Company Description
Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.
At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.
Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.
Job Description
Who You’ll Work With
When you join Arista as part of the Sales Engineering team, you're not just stepping into a role; you're becoming part of a team of industry experts and technical leaders. Typically reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you'll be working alongside some of the most skilled field engineers in the industry. Our team prides itself on not just understanding the technology but also the business impact and aligning our solutions with the larger goals of our clients. In collaboration with our Product Management and Software Development teams, you will play a pivotal role in steering product developments, offerings, and strategic direction to best serve our customers and prospects.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a trusted advisor to our customers, gathering requirements and identifying opportunities with existing and new customers in Northern California.
- Collaborate with Arista Account Managers to gain an in-depth understanding of our enterprise and commercial clients and conduct whiteboard network architectural reviews to identify areas for improvement in network performance and efficiency.
- Conduct Arista product presentations of Arista's Open Networking Data Center and Cognitive Campus (including Wi-Fi) networking solutions, CloudVision (Network Automation), Security (Network Detection), Endpoint Security, and Real-time Fabric Monitoring solutions.
- Utilize your expertise in network design and implementation, including leaf and spine architectures involving overlay technologies such as VxLAN and EVPN, to create consistent and highly scalable Arista Data Center and Campus network solutions.
- Conduct thorough hands-on testing of customer proof-of-concept setups, Data Center and/or Campus network designs, and network deployments using the latest Arista products and features.
- Offer design guidelines and provide recommendations to our clients and prospects to enhance the performance and efficiency of the networks they support.
- Collaborate with the sales team to respond to RFP/RFQs and provide valuable customer feedback to Product Management and Engineering.
- Help drive features, functions, and product development through your feedback.
- Serve as a representative of Arista at SDN and other Open Networking industry events and conferences.
- Stay current with industry trends and advancements in networking technology.
- Author and collaborate on informative white papers on Arista technology and products.
Qualifications
- Network Industry Certification preferred, such as ACE-L4, ACE-L6, ACE-L7, and others.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in L2/L3 networking design and implementation.
- Expert-level experience with routing and switching, including L2/L3 protocols, as well as overlay technologies such as VxLAN.
- Current hands-on experience in designing highly scalable leaf-spine network architectures.
- Proven work experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Consulting Engineer is preferred.
- Expert knowledge in Ethernet, RSTP/MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, and QoS.
- Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape, specifically Cisco and Juniper.
- Expert-level knowledge of the industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI).
- Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible is highly desired.
- Strong writing skills and ability to create informative white papers on technology and products is highly desired.
Compensation Information:
The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $131,000 to $184,000. Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location. The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity.
Additional Information
Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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