Network Systems Engineer – Cloud Networking

Arista Networks

Pre-Sales Network Systems Engineer providing technical support in Norway for Cloud Networking. Partnering with Arista Account Managers to design and propose network solutions for clients.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇴 NorwayMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudPythonSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Proactively partner with Arista Account Managers to understand and solve customer challenges.
Conduct (white board) network architectural sessions and Arista product presentations.
Architect, design and propose Arista Data Center, Routing & Campus network and security solutions to help generate new or additional sales.
Perform hands-on customer proof-of-concepts and (initial) network deployments using state of the art products and features.
Create design guidelines and recommend improvements to customers for the networks they support.
Lead technical responses to RFP/RFQs.
Lead customer feature requests from customer requirements to implementation to deployment.
Provide (customer) feedback to Product Management and Development.
Represent Arista at industry events and conferences.
Keep up-to-date on competitive solutions, products and services.
Author white papers, blogs and articles on technology and products.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Highly-motivated, passionate, technical, proactive and flexible team player with the willingness to step out of your comfort zone.
Fluent in Norwegian and English.
Sales attitude: Ability and passion to proactively work as a team to drive new business.
Technical degree required.
Networking design and implementation experience.
Practical experience with routing and switching, including relevant protocols.
Recent experience in Data Center, Routing or Campus network architecture designs.
Excellent presentation skills.
Deep knowledge of the relevant switching and routing protocols and technologies (e.g.,Spanning Tree, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, VXLAN, EVPN, Multicast, QoS, Network Segmentation, etc).
Good understanding of the competitor technology landscape.
Work experience as either a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Pre-Sales. Systems Engineer or Network Consulting Engineer preferred.
Practical security deployment experience is a bonus.
Recent hands-on CLI experience highly desired.
Experience and/or interest in learning Netops / Devops using tools such as Python and Ansible.
Arista Cloud Engineering (ACE) Level 5 or higher Qualifications or equivalent Industry qualifications.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees can work remotely

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Hard Skills & Tools

network designnetwork implementationroutingswitchingnetwork protocolsData Center architectureCampus network architecturesecurity solutionsCLINetops

Soft Skills

proactiveteam playersales attitudepresentation skillsflexibilitymotivationpassioncustomer feedbackleadershipcommunication

Certifications

Arista Cloud Engineering (ACE) Level 5technical degree