Channel Systems Engineer at Arista Networks

Delhi, delhi, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Network Solutions, Security, Customer Relationship Skills, Presentation Skills, Ethernet, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, VxLAN, Multicast, QoS, SDN, Network Function Virtualization, Python, Ansible

Industry

Computer Networking Products

Description

Company Description Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $5 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience. Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium. We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners. At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings. We believe fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome is essential for driving creativity and innovation. Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest quality and performance standards in everything we do. Job Description Who You’ll Work With The Pre-sales Channel System Engineer collaborates closely with Channel Development Managers to assist potential partners, such as MSPs and VARs, in identifying the most suitable technology solutions for their customers' business needs, particularly in the areas of data, networking, and security. While the Channel Development Manager focuses on negotiating contract terms, the Pre-sales Engineer is responsible for making product recommendations and technical enablement for prospective partners on how Arista's technology delivers both business and technical value to their clients. What You’ll Do A Pre-sales Engineer supports the sales process. This engineer serves as a technology adviser to prospective Partners & Distributors. Successful Pre-sales Engineers display a strong commitment to developing and maintaining long-term partner relationships. The ability to understand partner requirements, determine the best solutions and effectively communicate the value proposition of those solutions are critical skills. Delivering high-quality demonstrations of the Arista portfolio of products and presenting case studies in support of the indirect sales opportunity is a key requirement. Responsibilities Pre-sales Engineers are subject matter experts with specialized technology experience in network solutions and security. With the direction of the Channel Development Manager, these engineers will contribute to a prospective partner’s requests for a proposal to sell the Arista portfolio of products. The Pre-sales Engineer must be well-versed in not only the Company's portfolio of products but also how to position Arista vs the competition. Customer Relationship Skills : Pre-sales Engineers should be organized and display excellent time management skills. Because this is a customer-facing role, a Pre-sales Engineer must also be an effective communicator from both verbal and written standpoints, as well as through active listening. This engineer is expected to be introduced to partnerships at all working levels, from technicians to senior management staff members. Strong presentation skills are a must. Pre-sales Engineers must be able to adjust presentation materials as needed to provide the type and depth of information required for each recipient. Qualifications BE/BTech/MTech technical degree preferred Network Industry Certification preferred (e.g. CCIE {R&S}, JNCIE) You possess a minimum of 5+ of L2/L3 networking design and implementation experience with a focus on Campus, Wi-Fi solutions, Security and Data Center Networking Demonstrated work experience as either a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales SE, or Network Consulting Engineer preferred Expert knowledge in the following areas: Ethernet, RSTP/ MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, eBGP, VxLAN, Multicast, Spanning Tree, QoS Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape - Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet Expert-level knowledge of industry-standard CLI Experience with SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is highly desired. Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible desired. Knowledge of competitive products, solutions, and services Ability to write white papers a plus Pre-sales Engineers are expected to refresh their training to stay current with evolving technologies. Additional Information Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right. We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools. Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature. Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.

Responsibilities

The Pre-sales Engineer supports the sales process by serving as a technology adviser to prospective partners and distributors. They are responsible for making product recommendations and delivering high-quality demonstrations of Arista's products.