Senior Systems Engineer

Arista Networks, Inc.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks, Inc. is seeking an experienced operations engineer to join the VeloCloud Operations Team. The role involves operating global infrastructure, ensuring service availability, patching, RMA, colo migrations, and on-call responses to incidents.

You will build data center solutions with Infra-as-code, design hybrid cloud environments integrating public cloud IaaS and on-premise data centers, and collaborate with SREs to maintain production-grade visibility and resilience.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate global infrastructure and ensure service availability.
• Perform RMA and refresh gear.
• Migrate colos as needed.
• Patch servers and perform upgrades.
• On-call support including security incident response.
• Build data center solutions with Infra-as-code.
• Design hybrid cloud environment integrating public cloud and on-premises.
• Collaborate with SREs for production-grade visibility.
• Select, qualify, and deploy servers.
• Monitor capacity and availability with monitoring tools.

Skills

Linux admin

ESXi

Python

IaaC

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD

Public Cloud

Networking basics

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Github

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Who You'll Work With

This role will be part of the VeloCloud Operations Team, reporting to the Operations leader. The team is responsible for deploying and operating SASE products and platforms. If you are passionate about Operations, Service reliability, Networking or Cloud, Systems and Security then this is the place for you.

What You'll Do

• Operate global infrastructure and manage service availability
• RMA, and refresh gear
• Colo migration as needed
• Server patching, upgrades.
• On-call along with responding to security incidents.
• Build data center solutions with Infra-as-code.
• Design hybrid cloud environment for scale; integrate public cloud IaaS and physical data centers
• Work closely with SREs to ensure the various software components can be managed in a production grade environment, ensuring maximum visibility into network operations and flexibility in the event of component failures.
• Server selection, qualification, and deployment.
• BS in Computer Science is preferred.
• System admin for Linux, ESXi, and development in Python, IaaC, Ansible, Terraform.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Github etc
• Understanding of L2 and L3 OSI Network Layers
• Hands on experience with VCF stack,
• Administrative level understanding of Public Cloud Providers.
• Capacity Management, Availability monitoring, and Tools for monitoring the Pop infra (AIOPs, Wavefront, LogicMonitor, Elk stack, saltstack etc).

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 environment, 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.