Network Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Who Youll Work With

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 due to promotion we 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 Saudi Arabia. 

The Network 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.

What Youll Do    

• 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

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Qualifications :

• BS/CS/CE technical degree required.
• Experience working as a network presales engineer.
• Previous experience working for another network vendor or integrator is essential.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English is essential.
• You will be currently residing in Saudi Arabia with current customer knowledge of the region.
• Network Industry Certification preferred ACE - Arista Cloud Engineering Certification or equivalent experience ( 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.
• Strong 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.
• Good knowledge in the following areas: Ethernet RSTP/ MSTP VLANs IP Routing TCP/IP OSPF BGP eBGP VxLAN Multicast Spanning Tree QoS.
• Good 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.

Additional Information :

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time