Senior SD-WAN & SD-Branch Solutions Engineer

Arista; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer within the VeloCloud Systems Engineering team in the United States. You will partner with Account teams to provide technical systems engineering support for enterprise customers and channel partners, identifying SD-WAN opportunities and designing robust solutions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and TAC/Professional Services to sell, position, and design VeloCloud-based Arista solutions, aligning offerings with

Qualifications

• BS/CS/CE technical degree or relevant experience required.
• Minimum of 7+ years of pre-sales experience with data centers, campus, WAN technologies, or Cloud services.
• Experience as Technical Marketing Engineer, Sales Engineer, or Networking Engineer in WAN networking space.
• Experience supporting sales on pre-sales calls with demonstrations and technical context.
• Expert knowledge in Ethernet/LAN switching, IPSec, IP Routing (OSPF, BGP), TCP/IP, VxLAN, EVPN, QoS, and SD-WAN.
• Knowledge of cloud services and routing in VPCs from AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Knowledge about automation including REST API, Python scripting, Ansible is a plus.
• Exceptional communication and ability to present tech and business propositions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical systems engineering support for enterprise customers and channel partners.
• Act as trusted advisor to identify SD-WAN opportunities and design solutions.
• Support sales to drive successful sales of VeloCloud SD-WAN and campus solutions.
• Deliver presentations and demonstrations to prospects and customers.
• Architect and design VeloCloud SD-WAN network and Arista solutions.
• Position Arista SD-Branch architecture for branch deployments.
• Design integrated SD-WAN, campus, wireless, and security solutions with Zero Trust.
• Lead responses to RFIs, RFPs, and sales proposals.
• Translate WAN requirements into design docs, statements of work, BOMs, and support arrangements.
• Perform PoC testing to validate setups.
• Provide technical training to prospects and partners.
• Handle customer escalations with engineering and support teams.
• Provide feedback to Engineering on revenue-enhancing features.
• Represent Arista at events and partner meetings.

Skills

SD-WAN

VeloCloud

WAN technologies

Cloud services

Technical presentations

POCs

REST API

Python scripting

Ansible

Education

BS/CS/CE degree

Tools

REST API

Python scripting

Ansible

Job description

Arista Networks is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer within the VeloCloud Systems Engineering team in the United States. You will partner with Account teams to provide technical systems engineering support for enterprise customers and channel partners, identifying SD-WAN opportunities and designing robust solutions.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and TAC/Professional Services to sell, position, and design VeloCloud-based Arista solutions, aligning offerings with