Arista Networks

POC Engineer

Cary, NC, United States · Hybrid · Full-time

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EmployerArista Networks
LocationCary, NC, United States
Work styleHybrid
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted8 months ago

Who You’ll Work With

The POC team is a group of high caliber networking experts who are responsible for designing and demonstrating cutting-edge Arista Networks solutions. This is a customer-facing test role that drives new customer wins and introductions of new technologies to our worldwide customers.

What You’ll Do

Work with Arista System Engineers and potential customers to write and develop POC test plans to verify and validate that Arista products meet customer’s network design requirements
Identify or develop test tools and test methods to validate complex scale and performance requirements
Design, build and configure large test beds for the POC tests.
Trial run the POC tests, verify that the product and solution meet customer’s solution needs.
Host customer for POC, execute tests and demonstrate capabilities.
Document test results with detailed logs, screen shots and other supporting information.
Log defects identified in the bug tracking system with detailed diagnostic information, reproduce defects and assist engineering team in resolving defects.
Propose feature and functionality enhancements based on customer feedback.
Participate in engineering functional specification and test plan review meetings and provide inputs on functionality, scale and test requirements.

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BS CS/CE/EE. MS degree preferred
5+ years of experience in software test, system test, proof of concept tests, network consulting, systems engineering, or advanced services
CCIE certification is a plus
In-depth knowledge and experience in deploying, testing and troubleshooting: STP, LACP, OSPF, BGP, EVPN, ISIS, Segment Routing, BFD, NSF, MPLS, IGMP, PIM SM/SSM, ACL, QoS, Radius/ TACACS+, 802.1x, NAC, sFlow,
Experience in network virtualization technologies such as VXLAN, OpenStack, etc.
Experience in integrating firewalls, load balancers, and virtualization controllers in virtualized networks
Experience in routing & switching hardware platform tests
Experience with IXIA or Spirent for traffic generation and protocol emulation
Experience in server virtualization and Linux tools
Experience in scripting using Python, Tcl, Perl, etc.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to operate with a high degree of independence and manage projects
Enjoy cross-functional collaboration and shared responsibility in small team settings
Enjoy on the job learning of new technologies

Preferred Skills : 1+ years of experience in multi-protocol system test.

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Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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