Senior SD-WAN Network Architect

Position Description

The Senior SD-WAN Network Architect will provide architectural leadership, collaborate with engineering and operations teams, and drive the deployment of resilient, scalable, and secure SD-WAN solutions. This includes leading migrations from traditional WAN architectures to modern platforms and integrating them with next-generation firewalls and cloud on-ramps.

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)
• 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
• Design and implement cloud on-ramp connectivity for major cloud platforms
• Serve as a senior technical resource for complex troubleshooting, escalations, and deployment support

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
• Prominent success leading WAN modernization and migration projects
• Experience supporting production environments and collaborating with Network Operations teams
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

Desired Qualifications

• Git-based configuration management and version control workflows
• Ansible for network automation and configuration management
• Python scripting and API integration
• Network automation and orchestration tools
• Next-generation firewall technologies
• Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions
• Cloud networking and connectivity architectures