SD-WAN Engineer :::::: Brentwood, TN

• SD-WAN Engineer
• Onsite 4 days a week in Brentwood, TN

Candidates must be local to Nashville and available to come onsite to the office 4 days/week in Brentwood, TN Job Description We are seeking an experienced SD-WAN Engineer with a strong background in Cisco routing, switching, and Cisco Viptela SD-WAN technologies to support a large enterprise healthcare network environment. This role will focus on hands-on troubleshooting, new site deployments, optimization, and some design support across a distributed CONUS network. Responsibilities Provide break/fix troubleshooting and operational support for Cisco Viptela and Fortinet SD-WAN environments Engineer and support new SD-WAN site deployments across multiple U.S. locations Assist with SD-WAN architecture and design efforts as needed Perform optimization and performance tuning of SD-WAN and WAN connectivity Support enterprise routing and switching functions within a healthcare network environment Work across underlay and overlay networking concepts, ensuring stable WAN/MPLS connectivity Communicate effectively with internal teams and stakeholders; strong collaboration skills are essential Qualifications 3 5 years of direct experience troubleshooting, engineering, and supporting Cisco SD-WAN technologies Hands-on experience with Cisco Viptela SD-WAN (vManage, vBond, vSmart) Hands-on experience with Fortinet SD-WAN Strong knowledge of enterprise routing and switching Required protocol experience: o BGP o OSPF o Experience with DMVPN preferred Solid understanding of: o Overlay/underlay network design o WAN and MPLS environments Ability to support occasional after-hours work as needed while maintaining a 40-hour work week Preferred Qualifications Exposure to Meraki SD-WAN is beneficial but not required Cisco CCNP certification or equivalent strongly preferred