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POC Engineer

Cary, NC, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-01-22 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, build, and execute Proof of Concept (POC) tests for Arista Networks solutions to validate network design requirements and demonstrate capabilities to customers.

Role type

Senior IC POC Engineer (Networking)

Builds

Large-scale test beds and validated network solutions for customer wins

Domain

Data center, campus, and routing networking

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

STP, LACP, OSPF, BGP, EVPN, ISIS, Segment Routing, BFD, NSF, MPLS, IGMP, PIM, ACL, QoS, Radius/TACACS+, 802.1x, NAC, sFlow, VXLAN, OpenStack, firewall integration, load balancer integration, routing/switching hardware testing, IXIA/Spirent traffic generation, server virtualization, Linux tools, Python/Tcl/Perl scripting

Preferred skills

Multi-protocol system test experience

Technologies

Arista Networks, IXIA, Spirent, VXLAN, OpenStack, Linux, Python, Tcl, Perl

Responsibilities

Write and develop POC test plans; identify or develop test tools and methods; design and configure large test beds; host customers and execute tests; document test results; log and reproduce defects; propose feature enhancements based on feedback; participate in engineering specification reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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