Senior Arista Network & Automation Consultant

Engagement Details

• Role: Senior Arista Network & Automation Consultant
• Start Date: 01 June 2026
• End Date: 31 December 2026
• Location: Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver brownfield deployment of approved Arista switch configurations across production and pre-production sites.
• Perform Arista CloudVision Portal (CVP) upgrades and validation activities.
• Support tenant automation development and testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Produce implementation documentation, rollback procedures, and technical handover artefacts.
• Maintain Jira ticket administration and delivery governance throughout the engagement.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Arista Networks EOS and CloudVision Portal (CVP).
• Proven experience delivering brownfield network migrations in live production environments.
• Strong understanding of EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, MLAG, and spine-leaf architectures.
• Automation experience using Python and/or Ansible.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, change-control, and documentation capability.
• Experience working within enterprise operational and governance frameworks.

Desirable Skills

• Arista ACE certification.
• Telecoms or large enterprise experience.
• Exposure to multi-site rollout programmes.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery and Jira administration.