Lead Arista Engineer

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Job Title: Arista Lead – Senior Network Engineer (Arista & Fortinet SME)

Location: Remote (India)
Employment Type: Permanent – New Era Technology
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About Us

New Era Technology is a global technology solutions provider delivering cutting-edge services in cloud, collaboration, data networking, security, and managed services. With over 14,500 customers worldwide, we help organizations transform their digital infrastructure and scale securely.

Position Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Arista Lead with deep expertise in Arista Networks and Fortinet Firewalls, to join our IT Infrastructure & Operations team. This senior leadership role is ideal for a professional with 7–10 years of enterprise networking experience who can architect, implement, and lead the migration from Cisco to Arista platforms, while supervising and mentoring a team of network engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Arista-based network infrastructures and Fortinet NGFW & SD-WAN solutions.

• Architect Layer 2/3 topologies using Arista EOS, CloudVision, and spine-leaf architecture.

• Configure, manage, and fine-tune Fortinet firewalls, policies, and HA deployments.

• Supervise and mentor a team of network engineers, ensuring quality project delivery.

• Drive automation initiatives using Python, Ansible, and Fortinet APIs.

• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and cloud application teams to ensure secure and scalable solutions.

• Implement Zero Trust segmentation across Arista and Fortinet platforms.

• Troubleshoot complex network and security events using FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 7–10 years in enterprise network engineering.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Arista Networks.

• Minimum 5 years of senior-level experience with Fortinet Firewall technologies.

• Proven leadership/supervisory experience managing network engineers.

Certifications:

• Mandatory: Arista Certified Engineering Expert (ACE Level 3+).

• Preferred: Cisco CCNP/CCIE or Juniper JNCIP/JNCIE.

• Bonus: Fortinet NSE Level 4 or higher.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN.

• Proficiency in Cisco IOS & NX-OS configuration and troubleshooting.

• Strong knowledge of FortiOS rule base management, threat mitigation, HA deployment.

• Automation with Python, Ansible, RESTful APIs.

• Hybrid cloud integration experience (Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Strong understanding of SDN architecture and micro-segmentation.

Preferred Traits

• Strategic thinker with a security-first mindset.

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

• Detail-oriented, adaptable, and able to thrive in dynamic enterprise environments.

• Passionate about innovation and network performance optimization.

How to Apply

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