Network Automation Engineer – Arista Fabric

Overview

We are seeking a senior Network Automation Engineer with deep, hands-on Arista expertise to design, build, and support production-grade data centre fabrics. This role will be embedded within the EMEA Network team, working alongside global teammates, and will combine solution delivery with mentoring and upskilling the broader team.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, build, and deploy production-level Arista VXLAN BGP EVPN fabrics using Arista's AVD (Ansible Validated Designs) framework.

* Map existing non-fabric network configurations to fabric-based configurations.

* Integrate Arista fabric solutions with other data centre technologies (compute, storage, virtualization, security, etc.).

* Guide, train, and mentor networking team members (including Shuan and teammates) on AVD-based fabric configuration and design principles.

* Support and grow infrastructure-as-code practices across the network team, including CVaaS, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelining for network configuration management.

* Partner with EMEA and global network teams to deliver solutions while building internal capability.

Required Skills & Experience

* Deep, hands-on Arista expertise, with proven experience designing and deploying production Arista fabrics (not lab/POC only).

* Strong working knowledge of Arista AVD and how it constructs fabric configurations.

* Practical experience building and operating VXLAN BGP EVPN fabrics.

* Ability to translate legacy/non-fabric network configs into fabric-based configs.

Strong infrastructure-as-code skill set, including:

* Arista AVD

* CloudVision as a Service (CVaaS)

* GitHub / version control

* CI/CD pipelining for network automation

* Ability to teach and mentor others — comfortable instructing and upskilling team members on fabric design and automation practices.

* Broad networking background with experience integrating Arista fabrics into a wider data centre technology stack
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed