Network Engineer - CCIE

About the role

Senior Network Engineer / Network Architect for WWT, supporting enterprise‑scale network implementations. The position is based in Austin, TX or Cupertino, CA with an onsite or hybrid work model depending on project requirements. Employment can be on a W‑2 or C‑2C basis (USC/H‑4EAD eligible). Candidates should have 10+ years of experience, with CCIE certification preferred.

Top sourcing priorities

• Real‑world enterprise network implementation experience
• Strong IPv6 deployment and migration experience
• Hands‑on VXLAN / EVPN‑VXLAN, SD‑Access Fabric, and Spine‑Leaf architecture
• RADIUS and wired/wireless authentication expertise
• Segmentation, VRF, VLAN, and policy enforcement
• Strong troubleshooting during live deployments and migrations
• Candidates local to Austin, TX or Silicon Valley/Bay Area preferred; relocation candidates will also be considered

Key responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end deployment planning for SD‑Access fabric and spine/leaf campus modernization
• Translate high‑level designs (HLD) into deployment‑ready low‑level designs (LLD), implementation plans, configuration standards, and runbooks
• Develop and execute IPv4‑to‑IPv6 migration strategies, including dual‑stack and native IPv6 deployments

Required skills

• 8+ years of enterprise networking experience
• SD‑Access Fabric / Software‑Defined Campus / Spine‑Leaf implementation
• IPv6 production deployment and migration
• BGP, OSPF, underlay/overlay, route redistribution, failover, and route control
• VXLAN, EVPN‑VXLAN, VRFs, VLANs, segmentation, and policy enforcement
• RADIUS / network access authentication
• Wired and wireless networking troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support
• Strong technical documentation and method‑of‑procedure (MOP) experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Preferred skills

• Cisco Catalyst Center / DNA Center
• Cisco ISE
• Cisco Catalyst 9000 / Nexus platforms
• Arista networking solutions
• Palo Alto Networks firewalls
• Opengear remote‑access devices
• Python, Ansible, Terraform for network automation
• Routing, switching, wireless, and firewall expertise
• Large‑scale multi‑site network rollouts
• CCNP / CCIE or equivalent hands‑on experience

Screening focus

• Ability to explain real‑world project scenarios involving IPv6 migration
• VXLAN deployment and troubleshooting experience
• VLAN onboarding processes
• RADIUS authentication implementations
• Network segmentation and SD‑Access implementation
• Post‑migration troubleshooting and production‑impacting incident handling
• Method‑of‑procedure (MOP) and rollback procedures