Network Advanced Services Engineer (Data Center/Network Automation)

Arista Networks is hiring a Network Advanced Services Engineer to support post-sales customer success and strategic pre-sales work. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and optimizing customer networks, leading migrations and automation efforts, and advising customers while collaborating with sales, product, and development teams.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead technical expert for the design, deployment, and operationalization of Arista solutions in large-scale Data Center, Campus, and WAN environments for our large Cloud customers in the Pacific Northwest region
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, resilient, and secure network architectures
• Create and review comprehensive network designs, providing best-practice recommendations to customers during on-site and remote working sessions
• Lead complex migration and interconnection projects from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, and Aruba to the Arista EOS®-based infrastructure
• Develop and implement network automation workflows using Python, Ansible, and other DevOps frameworks to streamline configurations and operations
• Act as a technical advocate for the customer, providing an expert interface to Arista TAC and internal development for bug scrubs, code recommendations, and feature requests
• Establish and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key customer stakeholders, becoming their trusted technical advisor
• Partner with the Sales Engineering team by providing deep technical expertise during the evaluation and proof-of-concept (POC) stages
• Lead in-depth, hands-on testing to validate complex design scenarios and customer success criteria
• Attend and present at key customer and partner events; deliver ongoing technical training to customer engineering teams
• Maintain deep listening skills, customer empathy, humility, and competence to build trust and drive successful outcomes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5-7+ years of experience in a network engineering, consulting, or professional services role with a focus on large-scale enterprise, data center, or service provider environments
• Expert-level knowledge of core networking fundamentals including the TCP/IP protocol stack, IP Routing (BGP, OSPF), and L2 switching (VxLAN/EVPN)
• In-depth knowledge in at least one key technology area: Data Center architecture, Campus networking (including NAC/802.1X), enterprise Wi-Fi, or network security
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to maintain meticulous documentation and tracking for all customer engagements
• Network Industry Certification (e.g., CCNP ; Enterprise/SP, JNCIP, ACE-3/4/5) is highly preferred
• Demonstrated experience in a post-sales focused role such as Network Consulting Engineer, Professional Services Engineer, or Advanced Services Engineer is preferred
• A demonstrable background and prior hands-on experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible) is highly desired
• Experience with multi-vendor network migrations is highly desirable