Company DescriptionArista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We believe that 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 Best Engineering Team, 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 standards of quality and performance in everything we do.Who You'll Work WithWe are experiencing tremendous growth and have an immediate need for a self-motivated Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer to provide pre-sales technical support for our customers and prospects in the UAE.The Systems Engineer is a critical component of the Arista Sales team. The main responsibility of the Systems Engineer is acting as a trusted advisor to our customers and prospects to identify opportunities, gather requirements and design creative solutions.What will you gain:
Deep technical, dynamic, startup-like environment
Be part of a small, highly motivated team and make a big impact with customers and within the company
Deep technical collaboration with technical colleagues in EMEA and worldwide
Continuous on-the-job learning through direct contact with engineering & development teams
Gaining in-depth hands-on experience with CLI, automation, scripting and tooling
Netops / Devops way of working
Flexible work environment (home office / flex office)
Significant responsibility and extensive decision power
Having Fun!
What are your responsibilities:
You will proactively partner with Arista Account Managers to understand and solve customer challenges and conduct (white board) network architectural sessions and Arista product presentations
You will architect, design and propose Arista Data Center, Routing & Campus network and security solutions to help generate new or additional sales
You will perform hands-on customer proof-of-concepts and (initial) network deployments using state of the art products and features
You will create design guidelines and recommend improvements to customers for the networks they support
Leading technical responses to RFP/RFQs
Leading customer feature requests from customer requirements to implementation to deployment
Provide (customer) feedback to Product Management and Development
Represent Arista at industry events and conferences
Keep up-to-date on competitive solutions, products and services
Author white papers, blogs and articles on technology and products
Qualifications
Highly-motivated, passionate, technical, proactive and flexible team player with the willingness to step out of your comfort zone
Fluent in both Arabic and English
Sales attitude: Ability and passion to proactively work as a team to drive new business
Technical degree required
Networking design and implementation experience
Practical experience with routing and switching, including relevant protocols
Recent experience in Data Center, Routing or Campus network architecture designs
Excellent presentation skills
Deep knowledge of the relevant switching and routing protocols and technologies (e.g.,Spanning Tree, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, Multicast, QoS, Network Segmentation, etc)
Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape
Work experience as either a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales
Systems Engineer or Network Consulting Engineer preferred
Practical security deployment experience is a bonus
Recent hands-on CLI experience highly desired
Experience and/or interest in learning Netops / Devops using tools such as Python and Ansible
Arista Cloud Engineering (ACE) Level 5 or higher Qualifications or equivalent Industry qualifications.
Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.