The Role: Network Automation Engineer – Arista Fabric (AVD/EVPN)

Location: Remote, UK

Position Type: Contract Inside IR35

Remote work option Available: Remote

Job Description:

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 center 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 center technology stack