Senior Arista Network Consultant

Contract: Senior Arista Network Engineer Start Date ASAP Duration: 12 months Location: Remote in UK or Europe with occasional travel to Europe Rate: Negotiable (depending on experience) (Inside IR35 if UK) Reference: 20681MUST HAVE EXPERTISE IN: Arista AVD (Arista Validated Designs),network automation framework, VXLAN, EVPN, BGP, Cisco Nexus, Data Centre.We''re looking for a Senior Network Engineer with CCIE-level expertise to support a major transformation of a clients EMEA data centre network estate. This is a hands-on contract role focused on migrating Legacy Cisco infrastructure to a modern Arista environment. You''ll play a key role in designing and delivering large-scale network migrations, providing technical leadership throughout the project while working closely with engineering teams to ensure a smooth transition. What you''ll be doing:Leading Cisco-to-Arista data centre migration activitiesDesigning and implementing scalable Arista network fabricsWorking with EVPN/VXLAN, routing, switching and data centre networking technologiesUsing Arista CloudVision, CVaaS and AVD to automate deployments and manage configurationsConverting network configurations into AVD YAML and supporting GitOps-based deployment pipelinesProducing technical documentation and mentoring internal engineering teams throughout the migrationWhat we''re looking for:CCIE-level knowledge of enterprise data centre networking (certification preferred but not essential)Extensive experience with Cisco ..... full job details .....