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 setting, 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.

Who You'll Work With When you join Arista as part of the Sales Engineering team, you're not just stepping into a role; you're becoming part of a team of industry experts and technical leaders. Typically reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you'll be working alongside some of the most skilled field engineers in the industry. 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.

What You'll Do In this position, you will be working as a technology expert in the Routing & Switching, WAN Edge, and Network Observability space to design, implement, and support (troubleshoot) our Datacenter and Campus Networking deployments within a number of customer infrastructures.

You will provide advanced post-sales engineering support for Arista's Open Networking Data Center and Campus networking deployments for our enterprise and commercial customers

Review customer network designs for an EVPN/VxLAN Leaf-Spine architecture and make recommendations for deployment and operational efficiency

Assist with configuration build-outs including creating network provisioning

Automation using Python and tools such as Ansible

You will assist with proof of concepts (POC) and in-depth testing to validate design scenarios

Provide interface between TAC, our internal development teams, and the customer

You will become a Trusted Advisor to our customers, providing advice regarding architectural questions, product prerequisites, product features, etc.

Translate complex business requirements into Leaf-Spine Network architectures

Assist Pre-Sales Engineer and Account Executives with designing Network solutions

Attend key partner events, training sessions,



and provide ongoing training with the customer teams globally

Understand the client's business objectives and technical needs

Meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for sales and clients

Some travel may be required within assigned territory

5+ years' working experience with network technologies including network design and deployments of Campus and Data Center networks.

- Demonstrated experience in technical post-sales, as either a Network Consulting Engineer or as an Advanced Systems (AS) Engineer preferred
- Experience with Cisco enterprise routing/switching within large data center enterprise customers (Catalyst, Nexus, ASR)
- Ethernet, VLANs, VxLAN, EVPN, IP outing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, Multicast, QoS, WAN, Network Observability
- Advanced skills with creating documentation and presentations (Office/GSuite), with the ability to write white papers as a plus
- Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills
- Background in Perl, Python, Scripting for creating network automation is desired
- Network Industry Certification preferred, such as ACE-L4, ACE-L6, ACE-L7, and others.

Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista's Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. US-based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection.

📌 Network Services Pre-Sales Engineer (Vancouver)
🏢 Arista Networks
📍 Vancouver