About the job
Join Our Team
At Arista Networks, as a member of our Sales Engineering team, you will immerse yourself in a collaborative environment filled with industry pioneers and technical experts. Reporting directly to the Regional Engineering Manager, you will collaborate with highly skilled field engineers who excel in both technology and its business implications, ensuring our solutions align with our clients' overarching objectives. By working closely with our Product Management and Software Development teams, you will significantly influence product direction and innovations tailored to our customers’ needs. With the support of our exceptional Arista TAC and advanced proof-of-concept resources, you are positioned to lead and shape the future of networking.
Your Role
We are experiencing rapid growth and urgently seek a proactive and collaborative Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer or Network Architect to join our Account teams. In this role, you will provide essential pre-sales technical systems engineering support to our enterprise and financial service clients in the NYC Metro area.
The Systems Engineer is vital to the Arista Sales team, acting as a trusted advisor to identify opportunities and gather requirements from both existing and prospective customers.
- Deliver compelling presentations on Arista’s Open Networking Data Center, Cognitive Campus (including Wi-Fi) networking solutions, CloudVision (Network Automation), Security (Network Detection), Endpoint Security, and Real-time Fabric Monitoring solutions.
- Conduct network architectural reviews with clients, pinpointing pain points and recommending integration strategies for Arista products.
- Partner with Arista Account Managers to devise effective sales strategies that best meet client needs, ensuring comprehensive understanding of solutions.
- Design, architect, and propose Arista Data Center & Campus network solutions adhering to best practices.
- Engage clients in Proof of Concept (POC) testing, validating proposed solutions through extensive functional and failure testing.
- Develop design guidelines and suggest enhancements for client networks.
- Act as a liaison during network outage escalations, facilitating communication between the Customer, TAC, and Development teams for effective problem resolution.
- Collaborate with the Sales Team to respond to RFP/RFQs.
- Provide valuable feedback to Product Management and Engineering teams.
- Represent Arista at SDN and Open Networking industry events and conferences.

