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Arista Networks · Nashua, NH

# POC Engineer

Nashua, NH, United States Full-time Operations 

Listed on Arista Networks’s official careers site. Posted January 22, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Arista Networks’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AristaNetworks/744000104825642-poc-engineer)

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## Job description

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.

## Qualifications

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 Preferred Skills: 1+ years of experience in multi-protocol system test. #LI-SP1

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Jan 22, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 17, 2026
- Listed for: 268 days
- Location: Nashua, NH, United States
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Arista Networks’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AristaNetworks/744000104825642-poc-engineer)

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