Senior Network Engineer

Role Overview:  Senior L4 Network Engineer/Architect to lead the design, deployment, and operational standards for a mission-critical Cisco SD-WAN environment. This is a hands-on architectural role that requires both software-defined networking mastery and a deep understanding of physical infrastructure (Layer 1/2).

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deploy Cisco SD-WAN architectures using vManage, vBond, vSmart, and Catalyst 8k platforms.

• Define SD-WAN policies for application-aware routing, segmentation, SLA-based forwarding, and resiliency.

• Lead WAN transformations, integrating SD-WAN over MPLS, Internet, broadband, and 5G/LTE transport models.

• Manage WAN/LAN edge integration, including fiber handoffs, optics, firewalls, and LAN aggregation.

• Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex incidents and high-risk cutovers.

• Produce high-quality HLD/LLD documentation and operational standards.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of enterprise/service provider network engineering experience.

• Hands-on expertise in Cisco SD-WAN (overlay/underlay design and policy management).

• Deep routing knowledge: BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, and MPLS (L3VPN/L2VPN/VRF).

• Proven ability to troubleshoot across the stack—from physical fiber/optics to application-level performance.