Role: SD WAN Specialist
Location: Houston, TX (Remote with monthly travel)
Mode: Fulltime
Job description
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 professionallevel 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