Technical Solutions Engineer

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $8 billion in revenue. Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience. Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium. We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system. Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners.

At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings. We believe 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 the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and 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 quality and performance standards in everything we do.

Who You’ll Work With

The TSE works in a non-silo environment, supporting all of Arista’s products and the many _network_ protocols and features covered by EOS. He or she will work directly with both the customer and (when needed) the software and hardware development teams. The TSE team also performs all their own recreates in a dedicated lab environment.

Giving customers direct access to a high-level engineer streamlines the support process and raises customer satisfaction.

What You’ll Do

• Respond to customer product inquiries via telephone or in written, internet-based email.
• Resolve customer concerns raised during installation, operation, maintenance or product application or compatibility matters.
• Interpersonal skills and product knowledge and expertise are critical to responding to daily customer-centric activities.
• _Troubleshoot_ problems with hardware equipment and software applications and recommends corrective action.
• Document customer communication and recurring technical issues to support product quality programs and product development.

The ideal candidate possesses the ability to _troubleshooting_ complex and dynamic customer environments while balancing the communications needs of each case. A strong analytical mind is required, as is the ability to triage. As we are continually releasing new features and products, a high aptitude for both learning and teaching are required.

Our engineers work closely with other members of Customer Engineering as well as both Software and Hardware development—both in diagnosing problems as well as communicating them in multiple technical contexts. Thus, excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must, as is a collaborative approach.

• Working knowledge of _networking_ industry, products, and protocols
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience and a combination of the following; designing, deploying, configuring, supporting, trouble shooting, debugging and administering the following _network_ protocols and technologies:
• _AAA/TACACS_ , _ACL_ , _ARP_ , _BGP_ _(RFC_ _4271)_ , _DHCP_ , _1G/10G_ _Ethernet_ _(IEEE_ _802.3ab_ & _IEEE_ _802.3ae)_ , _Flow_ _Control_ , _ICMP_ , _IGMP_ , _IPv4_ & _IPv6_ , _LACP_ , _LLDP_ , _MPLS_ , _NAT_ , _Open_ _Flow_ , _OSPF_ _(RFC_ _2328)_ , _PIM_ , _QOS_ , _RIP_ , _Sflow_ , _SNMP_ , _STP_ /_RSTP_ /_MST_ _(IEEE_ _802.1d)_ , _VARP_ /_VRRP_ , _VLAN_ _(IEEE_ _802.1q)_ , _VRF_
• Experience with _troubleshooting_ tools such as IXIA, tcpdump, and Wireshark (or similar packet generation and analysis tools) is highly desired
• A strong comfort level with Linux is highly desired
• Familiarity with programming/scripting (C++, Java, Python, Perl, JavaScript, shell) a plus.

Education:

• Minimum education is a MS in a technical field (CS/EE/ITP preferred). Industry certifications preferred. Prior TAC experience preferred.

Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company. Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.

We hire globally into our diverse team. At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects. Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best. We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains. Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US. We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.

Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.