Arista Networks

Network Systems Engineer- (Pre-Sales) - Japan

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · On-site · Full-time

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EmployerArista Networks
LocationTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted1 month ago

Who You’ll Work With

When you join Arista as part of the Sales Engineering team, you're not just stepping into a role; you're becoming part of a team of industry experts and technical leaders. Typically reporting to the Regional Engineering Manager, you'll be working alongside some of the most skilled field engineers in the industry. Our team prides itself on not just understanding the technology but also the business impact and aligning our solutions with the larger goals of our clients. In collaboration with our Product Management and Software Development teams, you will play a pivotal role in steering product developments, offerings, and strategic direction to best serve our customers and prospects. Supported by the expertise of our world class Arista TAC, cutting-edge proof-of-concept resources, and support of the executive team, you are well-positioned to lead and innovate within the industry.

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What You’ll Do

As a critical member of the Arista Sales Engineering team, you will act as a trusted advisor to provide pre-sales technical systems engineering support for our customers in Japan.

You will partner with the Arista Account Managers to understand customer pain points and conduct white board network architectural reviews in addition to conducting Arista product presentations of Arista’s Open Networking Data Center and Cognitive Campus (including Wifi) networking solutions, CloudVision (Network Automation), Security (Network Detection), Endpoint Security and Real-time Fabric Monitoring solutions.
You will architect, design and propose Arista Data Center & Campus network solutions using leaf-spine architectures (VxLAN, EVPN) and network overlays to capture additional sales.
Perform hands-on tests to validate customer proof-of-concept setups, Data Center and/or Campus network designs, and network deployments using new products and features.
Put together design guidelines and recommend improvements to customers for the networks they support
Partner with Sales Team to respond to RFP/RFQs
Provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering
Represent Arista at SDN and Open Networking industry events and conferences
Keep up-to-date on competitive solutions, products, and services
Author white papers on technology and product.

BS/CS/CE technical degree required
Must be based in Tokyo, Japan
Must have valid legal work authorization in Japan
Fluent/Native level Japanese language skills are mandatory
Network Industry certifications including Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE) level 4 - 7 desired.
You possess a minimum of 5+ of L2/L3 networking design and implementation experience with a focus on Data Center, Campus, and Wi-Fi solutions.
Expert level experience with routing and switching including L2/L3 protocols.
You possess recent experience in leaf-spine architecture design.
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
Expert level knowledge of industry-standard CLI
Experience with SDN and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) 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.
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