Senior Network Architect/Advisor_Onsite

Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Network Architect/Advisor (L3) to join our team on a 1- year contract for full-time onsite work starting in November 2026. The resource can be onsite at any one of the following locations i.e Jersey City - NJ, Columbus – OH, Plano – TX or Palo Alto – CA.

In this position, you will be working as a technology expert in the Routing & Switching, WAN edge and Network Observability space to architect, design, implement, and support (troubleshoot) the customer's Datacenter and Campus Networking deployment.

What You'll Do

• You will provide advanced post-sales engineering design, architecture and implementation support for Arista's Open Networking Data Center and Campus networking deployments for our enterprise and commercial customers. These recommendations will balance specific customer needs with proven Arista Validated Designs to meet the specific needs of our clients and designed to optimize their network infrastructure.
• Review customer network designs for an EVPN, VxLAN, leaf-spine architecture and make recommendations for deployment and operational efficiency
• Working knowledge of Arista's Cloud Vision Portal (CVP) and Arista Validated Design (AVD) will be very useful for this role
• Configure and troubleshoot BGP/eBGP in customers environment
• Take ownership of architecting, designing and implementing client’s MPLS environment
• Migrate or interconnect to/from Cisco, Juniper, and other vendors to Arista infrastructure
• Assist with configuration build-outs including creating network provisioning automation using EOS automation tools, Python and Ansible
• Deliver strategic and advanced technical workshops (automation, CI/CD, CloudVision, AVD).
• You will assist with proof of concepts (POC) and in-depth testing to validate design scenario
• Provide interface to TAC and internal development teams and the customer
• You will provide customer advice regarding architectural questions, product prerequisites, product features, etc.
• Produce business-oriented documentation: success runbooks, solution blueprints. adoption roadmaps, and optimization reports.
• Translate complex business requirements into Leaf-Spine Network architectures
• Assist Pre-Sales Engineers and Account Executives with designing Network solutions
• Understand the customer’s business objectives and technical needs. Ability to communicate across all functions within as well as with customers and partners.
• Maintain professional relationships with teammates, partners, and customers

Qualifications

• Network Industry Certification preferred, such as CCIE - RS, Data Center, JNCIE or Arista's - ACE-L5, ACE-L6.
• 10+ years working experience with architecting Campus and Data Center network solutions. Knowledge of leaf-spine architectures is highly desired.
• 5+ years in pre-sales support; ability to independently gather and translate customer business and technical requirements into network architecture designs to achieve desired outcomes
• 5+ years experience in professional services project delivery, as either a Network Consulting Engineer or as an Advanced Systems (AS) Engineer preferred
• Demonstrated experience in professional services project delivery, as either a Network Consulting Engineer or as an Advanced Systems (AS) Engineer preferred
• Experience with enterprise routing/switching within large data center enterprise customers (Ex. Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ASR)
• Expert knowledge in the following areas: Ethernet, VLANs, EVPN, VxLAN, BGP, eBGP, MPLS, ISIS, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, Multicast, QoS, WAN, Network Observability Expert level knowledge of industry-standard CLI
• Ability to write white papers a plus Background in Perl, Python, Scripting for creating network automation is desired
• Excellent customer service and verbal communication skills

Join us as we innovate and enhance our engineering capabilities. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Job Types: Contract, Full-time

Pay: $90.00 - $110.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Are you located at one of the following locations i.e Jersey City-NJ, Columbus-OH, Plano-TX, Palo Alto-CA
• Will you be able to relocate to be within reasonable commuting distance from one of the following locations: Jersey City-NJ, Columbus-OH, Plano-TX, Palo Alto-CA

Experience:

• Routing&Switching and Data Center: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: In person