Who You’ll Work With When you join Arista’s VeloCloud Systems Engineering team, you become part of a team of industry experts who pioneered cloud-delivered SD-WAN.
Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager, you’ll work alongside skilled SD-WAN and networking engineers.
You will play a pivotal role in selling, positioning, and designing solutions that incorporate VeloCloud technology to address customer challenges and support their technology and business transition in the era of AI.
Provide advanced support to the sales organization to drive successful sales of VeloCloud SD-WAN and campus solutions through channel partners and directly to end-customers
Deliver presentation, demonstration, and participate in sales call and conversation with prospects and customers
Architect and design VeloCloud SD-WAN network and overall Arista solutions, providing technical recommendations and advice to prospects, customers, and channel partners.

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, particularly through Value Added Resellers and Systems Integrators for enterprise markets.
Technical Marketing Engineer, Sales Engineer, or Networking Engineer experience from companies in the WAN networking space, with hands-on experience managing POCs, field trials, and beta programs.
Experience supporting sales personnel on pre-sales calls, including presenting technical solutions, performing technical demonstrations, and providing technical context during the pre-sales cycle.
Expert knowledge in three or more of the following areas: Ethernet/LAN switching, IPSec, IP Routing (OSPF, BGP), TCP/IP, VxLAN, EVPN, Multicast, QoS, and SD-WAN technologies.
Knowledge of cloud services and familiarity of how to enable routing functionality in Virtual Private Cloud from AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Knowledge about automation including REST API, Python scripting, Ansible are a plus.
Exceptional communication and listening skills, ability to establish rapport and credibility with enterprise customers and channel partners.
Ability to effectively and energetically present technology and business propositions to customers, peers, and management.
Network Industry Certification is a plus

Systems Engineer – VeloCloud SD-WAN

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