Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales), Japan

What Will You Do

Arista Networks is the pioneer and industry leader in the delivery of software-driven Cloud Networking and programmable switches for Data Center and Campus networks.

We are experiencing tremendous growth and have an immediate need for a collaborative self-motivated Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer OR Network Architect to partner with our Account teams to provide pre-sales technical systems engineering support for our enterprise/commercial and SP customers in Japan.

The Systems Engineer is a critical component of the Arista Sales team with the key responsibility of acting as a trusted advisor for our customers to gather requirements and identify opportunities with existing and new customers.

Responsibilities:                     

• You will partner with the Arista Account Managers to understand customer pain points and conduct white board network architectural reviews in addition to conducting Arista product presentations of Aristas Open Networking Data Center and Cognitive Campus (including Wifi) networking solutions CloudVision (Network Automation) Security (Network Detection) Endpoint Security and Real-time Fabric Monitoring solutions.
• You will architect design and propose Arista Data Center & Campus network solutions using leaf-spine architectures (VxLAN EVPN) and network overlays to capture additional sales.
• Perform hands-on tests to validate customer proof-of-concept setups Data Center and/or Campus network designs and network deployments using new products and features.
• Put together design guidelines and recommend improvements to customers for the networks they support
• Partner with Sales Team to respond to RFP/RFQs
• Provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering
• Represent Arista at SDN and Open Networking industry events and conferences
• Keep up-to-date on competitive solutions products and services
• Author white papers on technology and product

Qualifications :

Requirements:

• BS/CS/CE technical degree required
• Network Industry Certification preferred (e.g. CCIE (R&S) JNCIE)
• You possess a minimum of 5 of L2/L3 networking design and implementation experience with a focus on Data Center Campus and Wifi solutions.
• Expert level experience with routing and switching including L2/L3 protocols. 
• You possess recent experience in leaf-spine architecture design.
• Demonstrated work experience as either a Sales Engineer Solutions Architect Pre-Sales SE or Network Consulting Engineer preferred
• Expert knowledge in the following areas: Ethernet RSTP/ MSTP VLANs IP Routing TCP/IP OSPF BGP eBGP VxLAN Multicast Spanning Tree QoS
• Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape - Cisco Juniper
• Expert level knowledge of industry-standard CLI
• Experience with SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) highly desired.
• Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible desired.
• Knowledge of competitive products solutions and services
• Ability to write white papers a plus
• Currently resident in Japan
• Native level Japanese is mandatory
• Business level English is a plus

Additional Information :

Working Rights & Eligibility:

• Candidates must have the legal right to work in Japan. Please indicate your current visa/work authorization status in your application.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time