Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer – Financial Services (Chicago)

Arista Networks; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks is seeking a Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer in the Chicago metro area to leverage expertise in routing and switching for financial services and trading verticals.

You will work with Sales, Product Management, and Software Development to expand Arista's brand, deliver PoCs, and provide technical guidance to customers and partners.

Candidates should bring at least 5 years of networking design/implementation experience and strong presentation and relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of networking design and implementation experience with a focus on Data Center, Campus, WI-FI and Security solutions working with Financial Services customers.
• Strong presentation and selling skills including communication of complex technical material.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of how to build successful relationships between an equipment manufacturer and a customer base of executives, architects, engineers and operations teams.
• Experience creating technical material (slides, white papers, battle cards, solution guides, etc)

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor for customers and partners to gather requirements and identify opportunities.
• Own pre- and post-sales technical relationship with the assigned territory and customer base.
• Build and maintain deep knowledge of Arista technologies to support strategic customers.
• Facilitate technical training on Arista’s products, differentiators, solutions, and demos.
• Engage with key partners to develop proficiencies in delivering services around Arista’s solution set.
• Participate in PoCs and on-site customer testing.
• Execute technical Quarterly Business Reviews with customers.

Skills

Networking design

Presentation skills

Customer relations

Python

Ansible

Network automation

Tools

Python

Ansible

Job description

Arista Networks is seeking a Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer in the Chicago metro area to leverage expertise in routing and switching for financial services and trading verticals.

You will work with Sales, Product Management, and Software Development to expand Arista's brand, deliver PoCs, and provide technical guidance to customers and partners.

Candidates should bring at least 5 years of networking design/implementation experience and strong presentation and relationship-building skills.