Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales), Japan

Who Youll Work With

When you join Arista as part of the Sales Engineering team youre not just stepping into a role; youre becoming part of a team of industry experts and technical leaders. Typically reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager youll 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. Supported by the expertise of our world class Arista TAC cutting-edge proof-of-concept resources and support of the executive team you are well-positioned to lead and innovate within the industry.

* We are seeking candidates based out of the Tokyo Japan area for this role.

What Youll Do

As a critical member of the Arista Sales Engineering team you will act as a trusted advisor to provide pre-sales technical systems engineering support for our Federal (DoD Intelligence Community Pentagon and Civilian Agencies) customers in the area.

• 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 certifications including Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE) level 4 - 7 desired.
• You possess a minimum of 5 of L2/L3 networking design and implementation experience with a focus on Data Center Campus and Wi-Fi 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
• TS/SCI security Clearance required
• 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