Network Systems Engineer; Pre Sales

Links Technology is seeking a driven and skilled Network Systems Engineer to join our client's team in Chicago, IL. Our client is the industry leader in data‑driven, client‑to‑cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. They leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software‑defined networking to provide their clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world.

Responsibilities of the Network Systems Engineer:

• The Pre‑Sales Systems Engineer has the key responsibility of acting as a trusted advisor for our clients customers and partners to gather requirements and identify opportunities with existing and new customers.
• Own the pre and post‑sales technical relationship with the assigned territory and customer base.
• Build and maintain a deep, sound knowledge of all our client’s technologies, in order to support and help in the enablement of strategic customers.
• Facilitate technical training on our client’s products, differentiators, solutions, and demos.
• Engage with key partners to develop proficiencies in delivering services around Our client’s solution set.
• Participate in the execution of Proof of Concepts (POCs) and on‑site customer testing.
• Execute technical Quarterly Business Reviews with customer base.
• Support onsite requirements at the customer site.
• Respond to inbound questions from the customers including research and lab testing of solutions.
• Present technical content to worldwide organizations both virtually and in-person.
• Create technical marketing materials for the global Arista organization.
• Travel expectations is approximately 10%.

• Minimum of 5 years of networking design and implementation experience with a focus on Data Center, Campus, WI‑FI and Security solutions working with Financial Services customers.
• Strong presentation and selling skills including communication of complex technical material.
• Solid understanding and knowledge of how to build successful relationships between an equipment manufacturer and a customer base of executives, architects, engineers and operations teams.
• Good interpersonal skills, customer relations skills, and problem management skills, with the ability to stay calm and professional under pressure while working to strict deadlines.
• Experience creating technical material (slides, white papers, battle cards, solution guides, etc).
• Solid knowledge of competitive products, solutions, and services.
• Experience with Network Overlay and Virtualization is highly desired.
• Previous experience building network automation using Python and Ansible desired.
• Network Industry Certification including Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE) level 3‑5 desired.

• 10 Days PTO
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Matching 401k
• Direct hire opportunity!
• Hybrid role in Chicago, IL
• Salary Range: $112k - $160k