Senior SD-WAN Network Architect

Required Qualifications:

- Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise network architectures - Strong hands-on SD-WAN design and deployment experience - Experience working with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Juniper Mist WAN Assurance & Session Smart Router, and Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN - Advanced expertise in BGP routing and policy design, OSPF, IPSec, Traffic engineering, and Enterprise routing and switching - Proven success leading WAN modernization and migration projects - Experience supporting production environments and collaborating with Network Operations teams

Position Responsibilities:

- Provide architecture, design, and implementation expertise across Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Juniper Mist WAN Assurance & Session Smart Router, and Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN - Lead SD-WAN transformation initiatives from design through deployment and operational handoff - Design and implement enterprise routing and switching solutions utilizing BGP, OSPF, IPSec, and Quality of Service (QoS) - Develop network segmentation strategies, policy frameworks, and multi-VRF architectures - Create and maintain High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), and architectural decision documentation - Develop test plans, validation procedures, and perform solution verification activities - Produce operational documentation, deployment records, and Day-2 support runbooks - Lead migrations from traditional WAN architectures including MPLS and DMVPN to modern SD-WAN platforms - Integrate SD-WAN solutions with next-generation firewall technologies and security architectures such as SASE and SSE