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Professional Services Engineer (Networking)

Arista

Job Description

Posted on: 
March 25, 2025

Summary and company overview

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.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze customer situation to develop requirements
  • Gather technical requirements for the purpose of designing a network to be deployed
  • Develop and provide designs in line with requirements
  • Write High- and Low-Level Design documents based on gathered requirements for guidance and reference during and after Arista network deployment
  • Implementation and migration planning detail and support
  • Write and execute test plans for purpose of validating newly deployed Arista Networks once the deployment is complete to ensure new infrastructures can carry production network traffic
  • Work with customers to plan, write, and execute Methods of Procedure documents outlining steps to seamlessly migrate production network traffic from legacy infrastructure to the newly deployed Arista Network Fabric
  • Perform Knowledge Transfer training on Arista network designs, platforms, and features to Arista Professional Services customers
  • Ongoing operational support to the customer
  • Develop professional relationships with customers to assist them with Arista solution deployment projects
  • Assist project management in developing project plans to track deployment project task execution, communication cadence with customers, and timelines
  • Travel to customer locations as and when required

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • Cleared TS/SCI Eligible - Active within the last 2 years
  • 10+ years of industry experience focused on IP networks
  • Arista EOS and CloudVision Portal experience
  • Led and delivered several projects including greenfield implementations, complex migrations and integration efforts
  • Specializing in design and deployment of industry-leading networking solutions
  • Ability to develop accurate and meaningful requirements
  • High- and Low-Level Design experience for Spine & Leaf infrastructure
  • Advanced network protocol knowledge, especially BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS and SR
  • Linux operating system and scripting knowledge
  • Experience of delivering technical and operational training to customers

Preferred Qualifications

  • Basic/Advanced Python programming skills
  • A computer science (or similar) degree
  • CCIE and/or JNCIE certifications/ equivalents, security certifications such as CISSP/equivalents
  • Excellent written and verbal skills

Additional commentary

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. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Summary and company overview

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.

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