Job Description

Arista 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.

Job Description

Who You'll Work With

We are experiencing tremendous growth and have an immediate need for a collaborative, self-motivated Advisory Systems Engineer to partner with our Account teams to provide pre-sales technical systems engineering support for our service provider/enterprise/commercial customers in Taiwan. We are looking for candidates based in Taiwan for this role.

What You'll Do

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) and SD-WAN (preferrable VeloCloud) 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 & SD-WAN 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 and/or SD-WAN 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 products

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles (network consulting, customer success, solution architecture etc.)
Expertise in L2/L3 networking, routing (OSPF, BGP, EVPN, VXLAN) and automation ecosystems (EOS, CloudVision, Ansible, Terraform, Python)
Strong consultative and business acumen; experience linking technical outcomes to revenue growth
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and advisory skills

Preferred:

Arista ACE certification (or willingness to obtain within first 90 days).
Background in customer facing consultative role including professional services or customer success engineering.
Knowledge and understanding of data center, cloud, campus or routing environments.

Additional Information

Key Success Metrics

Direct contribution to the sales pipeline,e.g. upselling, expanding support (tracked via SFDC association)
Increased adoption of Arista technologies (Day 2 feature usage)
Time-to-deployment and feature portfolio adoption
Customer satisfaction (CSAT/NPS)
Documented value realization (ROI/TCO improvements, automation gains)

Why Join the Advisory Systems Team at Arista?