SDWAN Architect
On site 3 days/week in New York, NY or Jersey City, NJ
Note: This is a W2 only role C2C, C2H will not be considered
The main skills to focus on are the SDWAN design experience and having worked with all 3 of these:
- Cisco Catalyst SD WAN
- Juniper Mist WAN Assurance and Session Smart Router
- Arista VeloCloud SD WAN
Can work from the New York or Jersey City location
Occasional night/weekend, but not really, this is for the engineering team not the deployment team, so after hours work would be very minimal
Position Overview:
The Senior SD WAN Network Architect will provide architectural leadership and hands on delivery for modern WAN transformations. This role partners closely with customer stakeholders, implementation teams, and operations to design, deploy, and transition resilient SD WAN solutions into steady state operations.
Responsibilities:
Provide architectural fluency across Cisco Catalyst SD WAN, Juniper Mist WAN Assurance with Session Smart Router, and Arista VeloCloud SD WAN
Lead design and hands on deployment for at least one SD WAN platform in production environments
Design and implement enterprise routing and switching solutions including BGP, OSPF, IPSec, and Quality of Service
Develop policy constructs, multi VRF designs, and network segmentation strategies
Author high level designs and low level designs and maintain architectural decision records with clear design rationale
Create test plans, validation procedures, and execute design verification activities
Produce as built documentation, test results, and Day 2 operational runbooks for customer NOC handoff
Execute migrations from legacy WAN architectures such as DMVPN and traditional MPLS to SD WAN platforms
Integrate SD WAN solutions with inline next generation firewall technologies and adjacent security architectures including Secure Service Edge and Secure Access Service Edge
Implement cloud on ramp connectivity for at least one major cloud provider
Serve as a senior technical responder during deployments, escalations, and complex troubleshooting bridge calls
Qualifications:
Expert level experience in enterprise networking with deep routing and switching fundamentals
Demonstrated experience with BGP overlay designs including route reflection, communities, and policy control
Strong working knowledge of OSPF, IPSec, and traffic engineering concepts
Proven ability to lead WAN transformation initiatives from design through implementation and operational transition
Experience collaborating with operations teams and supporting production environments during high impact events
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to varied audiences
Tools and Technologies:
Cisco Catalyst SD WAN
Juniper Mist WAN Assurance and Session Smart Router
Arista VeloCloud SD WAN
Git based configuration management with peer review workflows
Ansible for network configuration management
Python for automation and SD WAN controller API integration
Network security platforms including next generation firewalls and SASE related services
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