REMOTE :: Sr. L5 Certified Arista Data Center & Cloud Network Engineer

Sr. L5 Certified Arista Data Center & Cloud Network Engineer

Location: Remote U.S.
Employment: Contract-to-Hire
Travel: Approximately 15% / occasional travel, potentially once per quarter (Covered)

Recruiter Must-Haves

• ACTIVE Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE) Level 5 / L5 Certification - REQUIRED
  • Certification must be currently active.
  • Do not submit candidates without active Arista L5.
• No H1B, OPT/CPT, etc.

Strong Data Center + Cloud Networking background.

Arista networking experience is mandatory.

Previous consulting experience is required.

Strong customer-facing communication skills.

Key Technical Skills

Arista

• Arista EOS
• Arista Data Center networking
• Arista Cloud Engineer L5/ACE certification
• Arista network design, implementation and troubleshooting

Data Center Networking

• VXLAN
• EVPN
• BGP
• OSPF
• VRF
• VPC
• VSS
• Routing & Switching
• IPv4 / Subnetting
• Network security
• OSI model

Cisco

• Strong Cisco Data Center experience
• Cisco Nexus experience
• Nexus Dashboard deployment & troubleshooting
• Single-site and multi-site environments

Juniper

• Juniper experience is a plus, but not mandatory.

Automation

• Network automation / scripting experience
• Experience automating network deployment and maintenance

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex Data Center and Cloud networks.
• Create scalable and reliable network architectures.
• Develop high-level and low-level network diagrams.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues.
• Plan and execute network upgrades and migrations.
• Develop network testing, validation and integration plans.
• Ensure solutions follow networking standards and best practices.
• Work on mission-critical network infrastructure.
• Participate in customer discussions as a Network SME.
• Support Solutioning and Sales teams during technical/customer calls.
• Mentor junior network engineers.
• Create technical documentation, knowledge-transfer material, SOWs and LOEs.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Certifications

Required

• Active Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE) Level 5 / L5 Certification

Preferred

• CCNP
• CCIE
• Equivalent professional networking certification

Ideal Candidate Profile

Look for a senior/principal-level Network Engineer / Network Architect / Consulting Network Engineer who has:

Active Arista L5 + Arista Data Center + VXLAN/EVPN + BGP + Cisco Nexus + Consulting + Customer-facing experience.