POC Engineer

Arista Networks • Cary, NC

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About The Position

Who You’ll Work With
The POC team is a group of high caliber networking experts who are responsible for designing and demonstrating cutting-edge Arista Networks solutions. This is a customer-facing test role that drives new customer wins and introductions of new technologies to our worldwide customers.
What You’ll Do
Work with Arista System Engineers and potential customers to write and develop POC test plans to verify and validate that Arista products meet customer’s network design requirements
Identify or develop test tools and test methods to validate complex scale and performance requirements
Design, build and configure large test beds for the POC tests.
Trial run the POC tests, verify that the product and solution meet customer’s solution needs.
Host customer for POC, execute tests and demonstrate capabilities.
Document test results with detailed logs, screen shots and other supporting information.
Log defects identified in the bug tracking system with detailed diagnostic information, reproduce defects and assist engineering team in resolving defects.
Propose feature and functionality enhancements based on customer feedback.
Participate in engineering functional specification and test plan review meetings and provide inputs on functionality, scale and test requirements.

Requirements

• BS CS/CE/EE. MS degree preferred
• 5+ years of experience in software test, system test, proof of concept tests, network consulting, systems engineering, or advanced services
• CCIE certification is a plus
• In-depth knowledge and experience in deploying, testing and troubleshooting: STP, LACP, OSPF, BGP, EVPN, ISIS, Segment Routing, BFD, NSF, MPLS, IGMP, PIM SM/SSM, ACL, QoS, Radius/ TACACS+, 802.1x, NAC, sFlow,
• Experience in network virtualization technologies such as VXLAN, OpenStack, etc.
• Experience in integrating firewalls, load balancers, and virtualization controllers in virtualized networks
• Experience in routing & switching hardware platform tests
• Experience with IXIA or Spirent for traffic generation and protocol emulation
• Experience in server virtualization and Linux tools
• Experience in scripting using Python, Tcl, Perl, etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate with a high degree of independence and manage projects
• Enjoy cross-functional collaboration and shared responsibility in small team settings
• Enjoy on the job learning of new technologies

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of experience in multi-protocol system test.

Responsibilities

• Work with Arista System Engineers and potential customers to write and develop POC test plans to verify and validate that Arista products meet customer’s network design requirements
• Identify or develop test tools and test methods to validate complex scale and performance requirements
• Design, build and configure large test beds for the POC tests.
• Trial run the POC tests, verify that the product and solution meet customer’s solution needs.
• Host customer for POC, execute tests and demonstrate capabilities.
• Document test results with detailed logs, screen shots and other supporting information.
• Log defects identified in the bug tracking system with detailed diagnostic information, reproduce defects and assist engineering team in resolving defects.
• Propose feature and functionality enhancements based on customer feedback.
• Participate in engineering functional specification and test plan review meetings and provide inputs on functionality, scale and test requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees