Lead Consultant - Arista L5 Certified
15 years of experience
Nice to Have: Consultant Background
Work model: Hybrid, 25% travel may be required based on business needs
While this is a highly specialized and challenging requirement, the role does offer significant flexibility, including:
100% remote work arrangement
Candidates may reside in any US City, with preference to Chicago or New York
Up to 25% travel may be required based on business needs
Please note that an active Arista L5 certification is a mandatory requirement for this opportunity. The Hiring Manager has confirmed that no exceptions will be made , so we ask that all submitted candidates possess a current and active L5 certification.
Primary Responsibilities will include:
Arista L5 Certification: real-world mastery of modern data center and cloud networking using Arista technologies.
Design and engineering of effective and scalable network systems and solutions
Participate in evaluation, testing, selection, and deployment of foundational network elements for a network buildout
Ensure that solutions adhere to defined standards and best practices and/or assist in the development of these standards and best practices.
Effectively design and communicate engineering solutions through detailed high- and low-level diagrams
Routinely research, analyze, test, retest, and troubleshoot complex problems
Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with strict deadlines, both as an individual contributor and team leader
Proven experience in knowledge transfer, documentation and information sharing while staying abreast of new technology/technical areas
Provide advanced technical experience for complex project work, including functional subsystem upgrades for mission-critical network devices and services as well as strategic upgrades to the network
Design, plan, and implement complex networks
Establish requirements, provide analysis for network and services specifications, network design, network partitioning, and network architecture definition
Provide advanced expertise in the development of network test, validation, and integration plans on projects, and assurance of network integrity
Engage with Solutioning and Sales teams as a subject matter expert during customer calls
Ability to mentor junior engineers in advanced technology deployments
Time management and the ability to multitask between several ongoing projects
Assist with development of SoW and LoE documentation
Education and Experience
15+ years of professional experience in large enterprise or carrier space
Arista L5 Certification
Professional networking certifications a plus (i.e. CCNP/CCIE or equivalent)
Experience with Cisco primarily within the datacenter network portfolio
Arista skills required Juniper skills would be nice to have
Previous Consulting Experience required
Candidate should have strong, working understanding in the following areas:
Solid Understanding of the OSI model, routing and switching protocols, network security, IPv4 networking, subnetting, and operational experience
Demonstrated confidence to deliver customer-facing discussions.
Excellent verbal articulation, written communications
Hands-on technical skills, including ability to develop and conduct demonstrations
Complex operational configuration experience (VPC, VSS, VRF, BGP, OSPF)
Experience with Nexus Dashboard deployment and troubleshooting (Single and Multisite configurations)
Experience with VxLAN and EVPN datacenter networking design and implementation
Demonstrated experience with automation or scripting tools to deploy and maintain environments.
Additional Details:
Per the HM, - What is the address for this role? Any US City Prefer Chicago or New York but open to the right remote candidate
What amount of time will the Consultant be onsite? This is Project Dependent
Where will the Consultant be traveling up to 25% of the time? Various Customer locations through the US