Network Engineer – SD-WAN, Palo Alto & Netscaler

Cognizant; Oakville; On-site; CAD 77,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Oakville, Ontario is seeking a Network Engineer to support enterprise LAN/WAN with strong Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, and Cisco Viptela SD-WAN. The role requires hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, and collaboration with security and IT teams.

You will configure Cisco devices, manage firewall policies and VPNs, and participate in SD-WAN deployments to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• > Strong expertise in Cisco routing & switching and enterprise LAN/WAN design.
• }>{

Responsibilities

• Configure and troubleshoot enterprise LAN/WAN environments using Cisco routers and switches (Catalyst, Nexus).
• Load balancer experience with Netscaler.
• Implement and maintain routing protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, static routing.
• Manage VLANs, STP/RSTP, EtherChannel, trunking.
• Monitor network performance and resolve latency and routing issues.
• Configure and troubleshoot wireless network (Cisco Wireless 9800-WLC).
• Configure and manage Palo Alto firewalls (PA-Series, Panorama).
• Manage site-to-site VPNs and IPSec tunnels.
• Design and deploy Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) with vManage/vSmart/vBond/vEdge.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco Viptela SD-WAN

Netscaler load balancer

BGP OSPF EIGRP

VLAN & EtherChannel

Tools

Palo Alto Panorama

Cisco Umbrella

Guardicore

Job description

Cognizant in Oakville, Ontario is seeking a Network Engineer to support enterprise LAN/WAN with strong Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto firewalls, and Cisco Viptela SD-WAN. The role requires hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, and collaboration with security and IT teams.

You will configure Cisco devices, manage firewall policies and VPNs, and participate in SD-WAN deployments to ensure optimal performance and reliability.