job summary:
This role supports the HPE Aruba EdgeConnect rollout by providing hands-on technical leadership for SD-WAN staging, deployment coordination, and site implementation activities. The position requires deep understanding of Silver Peak/EdgeConnect SD-WAN and is responsible for preparing equipment, supporting field execution, and partnering with technical teams to ensure successful deployment across more than 30 sites.
location: Goodlettsville, Tennessee
job type: Contract
salary: $40 - 55 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: High School
responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Stage, configure, label, and validate HPE Aruba EdgeConnect equipment for deployment across more than 30 sites, ensuring devices are prepared in accordance with design standards, templates, and rollout schedules.
- Work closely with field teams, project stakeholders, and site contacts to coordinate deployment activities, confirm readiness, and support successful installation and cutover events.
- Coordinate with internal technical teams, including network engineering, implementation, and support resources, to align device configurations, migration plans, test requirements, and issue resolution activities.
- Validate pre-deployment and post-deployment connectivity, troubleshoot Silver Peak/EdgeConnect SD-WAN issues, and escalate or remediate technical problems to minimize disruption during rollout activities.
- Maintain accurate deployment documentation, staging checklists, configuration records, and site readiness details to support consistent execution and handoff across the rollout program.
- Support rollout execution in accordance with established change management processes, implementation timelines, and operational standards.
- Provide timely status updates on staging progress, deployment readiness, risks, issues, and site completion milestones to project leadership and technical teams.
qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Deep understanding of HPE Aruba EdgeConnect / Silver Peak SD-WAN architecture, deployment methods, and operational support practices.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience implementing, staging, supporting, or deploying Silver Peak/EdgeConnect SD-WAN solutions in an enterprise environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with field teams, technical teams, vendors, and site stakeholders.
- Experience staging, inventorying, labeling, and validating network hardware for multi-site deployments.
- Strong knowledge of WAN, routing, VPN, and LAN fundamentals, with the ability to troubleshoot connectivity and deployment issues during implementation; basic knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls, including basic configuration, is required.
- Ability to maintain accurate technical documentation, deployment checklists, and configuration records while following established standards and processes.
- Experience supporting large, complex, multi-site network rollout projects with competing priorities and tight implementation timelines.
- Ability to work effectively with third-party vendors, field resources, and internal cross-functional teams to drive deployment success.
- Ability to serve as a technical escalation point for deployment-related issues and to support resolution through implementation and stabilization.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple sites, deployment tasks, and readiness activities simultaneously.
- Team-oriented, detail-focused, and able to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced rollout environment.
Experience and Education:
- BS/BA in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with Silver Peak / HPE Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.
- Experience supporting enterprise network deployments, including site staging, implementation coordination, and cutover support.
- Working knowledge of routing, switching, WAN, VPN, related network deployment concepts, and basic Palo Alto firewall configuration.
- Experience working across field operations and technical teams in large-scale, multi-site rollout environments.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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