SD WAN Specialist

Position: SD WAN Specialist (Fulltime)
Role: SD WAN Specialist

Location:

Houston, TX (Remote with monthly travel) Mode:
Fulltime Job description Candidates who are local should be available to work from the office 3 days per week.

Remote candidates can also be considered, provided they are willing to work from the Houston office for the initial one month. Thereafter, they must be willing to travel to Houston once a month and work from the office for one week each month.

We are looking for candidates with stable employment history and long-term tenure with their previous/current organizations. SDWAN Migration Assist w the architecture design and migration of existing SDWAN environments as part of the merger of two organizations Collaborate w the team to define unified target architecture and phased integration roadmap ensuring secure connectivity consistent policies and business continuity through cutover and operational handover

Key Responsibilities Assess both organizations existing SDWAN architectures platforms circuits and application dependencies identify integration gaps and define the migration roadmap Design the unified SDWAN architecture and interim coexistence model aligning routing IP addressing segmentation security policies QoS and high availability Develop standardized configurations phased migration runbooks validation criteria and rollback plans for existing sites and services Lead pilots and production cutovers coordinate both organizations network security application and site teams along with carriers and vendors Validate application performance routing failover and policy enforcement resolve migration issues and provide postcutover stabilization Deliver asbuilt documentation and operational handover retire redundant SDWAN components and circuits after migration acceptance Core Qualifications Proven experience architecting and migrating existing enterprise SDWAN environments merger integration or network consolidation experience preferred Handson expertise with an enterprise SDWAN platform such as Cisco Catalyst SDWAN Strong knowledge of BGP OSPF IPsec MPLS internet transport firewalls segmentation QoS and network troubleshooting Ability to translate business requirements into scalable designs and communicate clearly with technical and business stakeholders Relevant professional level networking or security certifications preferred Skills Mandatory Skills :
Cisco-sdn-network-administration, Migration Planning, SDWAN Meraki, SDWAN Silver Peak, SDWAN Viptela Good to Have Skills : SSE - Cisco Umbrella/Secure Access