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 DescriptionWho You'll Work With
We are experiencing tremendous growth and have an immediate need for a self-motivated Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer to provide pre-sales technical support for our Public Sector customers and prospects in the United Kingdom.
The Network Systems Engineer is a critical component of the Arista Sales team. The main responsibility of the Systems Engineer is acting as a trusted advisor to our customers and prospects to identify opportunities, gather requirements and design creative solutions.
What You'll Do
- You will proactively partner with Arista Account Managers to understand and solve customer challenges and conduct (white board) network architectural sessions and Arista product presentations.
- You will architect, design and propose Arista Data Center, Routing & Campus network and security solutions to help generate new or additional sales.
- You will perform hands-on customer proof-of-concepts and (initial) network deployments using state of the art products and features.
- You will create design guidelines and recommend improvements to customers for the networks they support.
- Leading technical responses to RFP/RFQs.
- Leading customer feature requests from customer requirements to implementation to deployment.
- Provide (customer) feedback to Product Management and Development.
- Represent Arista at industry events and conferences.
- Keep up-to-date on competitive solutions, products and services.
- Author white papers, blogs and articles on technology and products.
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Qualifications- Highly-motivated, passionate, technical, proactive and flexible team player with the willingness to step out of your comfort zone.
- Posses an active Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Sales attitude: Ability and passion to proactively work as a team to drive new business.
- Ability to travel on a National basis to support customers.
- Technical degree required.
- Networking design and implementation experience.
- Practical experience with routing and switching, including relevant protocols.
- Recent experience in Data Center, Routing and/or Campus network architecture designs.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Deep knowledge of the relevant switching and routing protocols and technologies (e.g.,Spanning Tree, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, Multicast, QoS, Network Segmentation, etc).
- Knowledge of Service Provider related technologies is a plus.
- Knowledge of Campus related technologies is a plus.
- Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape.
- Work experience as either a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales Systems Engineer or Network Consulting Engineer preferred.
- Practical security deployment experience is a plus.
- Recent hands-on CLI experience highly desired.
- Experience and/or interest in learning Netops / Devops using tools such as Python and Ansible.
- CCIE, JNCIE or Industry Equivalent certified.
Skills Required
- Active Developed Vetting (DV) clearance
- Technical degree
- Networking design and implementation experience
- Recent hands-on CLI experience
- CCIE, JNCIE or Industry Equivalent certification
- Experience as a Sales Engineer or Solutions Architect
Arista Networks Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arista Networks and has not been reviewed or approved by Arista Networks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is positioned as generous, including unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and flexible hours with hybrid options. Parental leave is also included, supporting time off needs beyond standard vacation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation is a notable component of rewards through RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan with a discount. This structure can materially increase total compensation when stock performance is favorable.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Everyday perks and wellness supports are broad, including on-site gym/showers, secured bike storage, stocked break rooms, discounted lunches, wellness webinars, and social events. Family-planning benefits add to lifestyle and wellbeing coverage.
Arista Networks Insights
What We Do
Arista Networks was founded to pioneer and deliver software driven cloud networking solutions for large datacenter storage and computing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds from 10 to 400 gigabits per second, redefine scalability, agility and resilience. Arista has shipped more than 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Committed to open standards, Arista is a founding member of the 25/50GbE consortium. Arista Networks products are available worldwide directly and through partners.
