Senior SD-WAN & SD-Branch Systems Engineer (Pre-Sales)

Arista Networks; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks in the United States (FL/GA) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to partner with account teams and provide advanced pre-sales support for VeloCloud SD-WAN and campus solutions. You will gather requirements, design network solutions, and help drive revenue in enterprise and channel partnerships.

Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager, you will deliver demos, PoCs, and technical training, architect full-stack architectures, and lead RFIs/RFPs while aligning with Arista's

Qualifications

• 7+ years pre-sales experience in data centers, campus, WAN or cloud services.
• Experience with VARs and SIs for enterprise markets.
• Experience presenting technical solutions and demos.
• Hands-on POC management and field trials.
• Excellent communication and credibility with enterprise customers.
• Ability to present technology to stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Arista portfolio: switches, WiFi, security.
• Knowledge of Arista EOS and CloudVision; zero-touch operations.
• Networking certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced pre-sales support to drive sales of VeloCloud SD-WAN and campus solutions.
• Deliver presentations, demos, and participate in sales conversations.
• Architect and design VeloCloud SD-WAN networks and Arista solutions.
• Position Arista SD-Branch architecture for branch deployments.
• Design integrated SD-WAN, campus switching, wireless, and security solutions with Zero Trust.
• Lead responses to RFIs, RFPs, and proposals.
• Translate WAN requirements into design documents, SBOMs, and SLAs.
• Perform PoCs and validate customer setups.
• Provide technical training to prospects, customers, and partners.
• Handle escalations with engineering and support.
• Provide feedback to Engineering/Product Management.
• Represent Arista at events and partner presentations.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

WAN networking

Data center networking

Networking engineering

VeloCloud

Cloud services familiarity

Automation (REST API)

Python scripting

Communication skills

Sales support

Education

BS/CS/CE degree

Tools

VeloCloud

Arista EOS

CloudVision

REST API

Python

Job description

Arista Networks in the United States (FL/GA) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to partner with account teams and provide advanced pre-sales support for VeloCloud SD-WAN and campus solutions. You will gather requirements, design network solutions, and help drive revenue in enterprise and channel partnerships.

Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager, you will deliver demos, PoCs, and technical training, architect full-stack architectures, and lead RFIs/RFPs while aligning with Arista's