Senior SD-WAN Systems Engineer – VeloCloud SD-Branch

Arista Networks; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Wellbeing programs

Equity and bonuses

Job summary

Arista Networks seeks a collaborative Systems Engineer to own and co-sell SD-WAN services with MSP/SP partners. You will design, demonstrate, and enable partner-led managed services built on VeloCloud and Arista solutions.

You will work with product management, engineering, TAC, and services to ensure successful deployments, PoCs, and ongoing enablement across partner teams. Strong MSP/SP experience and customer-facing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS/CS/CE degree or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in WAN, networking, or cloud services, with at least part of that time focused on Service Provider or Managed Service Provider environments.
• Understanding of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), WAN technologies, and SD-WAN.
• Experience supporting pre-sales activities, including technical presentations, solution design, and PoCs.
• Ability to establish long-lasting relationships and credibility with diverse stakeholders across MSP/SP organizations (from technical operations to product management and sales).
• Excellent communication, listening, and presentation skills.
• Prior experience working with or supporting MSP/SP organizations, with an understanding of their structure and operational processes is a plus.
• Knowledge of Linux, hypervisors, cloud computing, and operational tools for logs, metrics, events, and alerting.
• Familiarity with automation frameworks and scripting (REST APIs, Python, Ansible) is a plus
• Understanding of Service Provider routing environments, including MPLS VPN and Segment Routing (SR).
• Experience co-developing or enabling managed service offerings is a strong plus.
• Network Industry Certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own, enable, and co-sell with our MSP/SP partners as the dedicated technical SE.
• Build deep relationships across technical, operational, and executive stakeholders within each partner.
• Help MSP/SP partners create and market differentiated SD-WAN and SD-Branch managed services.
• Deliver tailored enablement programs across MSP/SP teams (GTM, operations, NOC, product management).
• Ensure seamless integration of VeloCloud SD-Branch into MSP/SP workflows and OSS/BSS systems.
• Lead co-selling with MSP/SP sales teams through technical presentations and workshops.
• Design solution architectures, RFx responses, and PoCs aligned with partner requirements.
• Collaborate to expand managed services leveraging the Arista portfolio.
• Provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering based on partner needs.
• Represent Arista at industry events and partner-led customer events.

Skills

WAN networking

SD-WAN

Pre-sales

Stakeholder management

Communication

Solution architecture

PoCs

Linux

Python

Ansible

Education

BS/CS/CE degree or equivalent

Tools

REST APIs

Python

Ansible

Linux

Hypervisors

Job description

Arista Networks seeks a collaborative Systems Engineer to own and co-sell SD-WAN services with MSP/SP partners. You will design, demonstrate, and enable partner-led managed services built on VeloCloud and Arista solutions.

You will work with product management, engineering, TAC, and services to ensure successful deployments, PoCs, and ongoing enablement across partner teams. Strong MSP/SP experience and customer-facing skills are essential.