Lead Engineer WAN & Edge Architect

Tech Data APAC; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Data APAC is seeking a seasoned Routing, Switching & SD-WAN Solutions Engineer to own the global network design in India. You will architect campus LAN, WAN, data center interconnects, and SD-WAN edge, and serve as the senior escalation point for complex routing issues.

You will define global standards, collaborate with regional leads, and drive architecture decisions across time zones, ensuring scalable, vendor-agnostic solutions for a complex enterprise network.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of enterprise network engineering experience with a design focus
• Expert knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and spanning tree
• Hands-on design and deployment experience with SD-WAN platforms
• Deep understanding of enterprise LAN/WAN architecture and carrier management
• Experience working across multi-site, multi-country networks and setting standards
• Strong English communication and leadership
• Ability to operate autonomously as a global SME across time zones

Responsibilities

• Design and architect routing and switching solutions for TD SYNNEX's global network—campus LAN, WAN, data center interconnect, and SD-WAN edge
• Serve as the global escalation point for complex routing, switching, and SD-WAN issues
• Define and maintain global network design standards: topology templates, routing policy, QoS, VLANs, SD-WAN deployment models
• Evaluate SD-WAN architecture direction—provider selection, edge deployment, app-aware routing, zero-touch provisioning
• Review network designs for new site builds, warehouses, and corporate offices across regions
• Collaborate with regional leads to align regional implementations with global standards
• Define telemetry and alerting for routing and switching infrastructure
• Lead cross-functional engagements on network requirements for new business initiatives

Skills

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP/spanning tree

SD-WAN design & deployment

Campus LAN/WAN architecture

Global network design standards

Multi-site multi-country collaboration

English communication

Global SME with time zones

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Network Engineering or related field

CCIE Routing & Switching / Enterprise Infrastructure or CCNP Enterprise

Tools

Cisco Viptela/SD-WAN

VMware VeloCloud

Fortinet SD-WAN

Cisco ACI / VXLAN/EVPN

Job description

About The Role

The backbone of TD SYNNEX's global network is routing, switching, and increasingly SD-WAN. Across more than 100 countries, hundreds of sites, and three distinct regional engineering teams, the decisions made at the routing and switching layer - how traffic flows, how sites fail over, how edge connectivity is managed - touch everything. Today, those decisions are made regionally, without a global solutions-level owner who can set direction, resolve the hardest problems, and ensure consistency.

This role is that owner. As our Routing, Switching & SD-WAN Solutions Engineer based in India, you will serve as the global technical authority for network infrastructure design across all layers: campus and data center switching, WAN and carrier connectivity, and SD-WAN edge architecture. You will design solutions for the most complex network challenges in the environment, set global standards, and act as the senior escalation point for routing and switching issues that regional teams cannot resolve on their own. This is a design and architecture role. You should be equally comfortable drawing a network topology, writing a technical standard, debugging a BGP route leak, and presenting a recommendation to leadership. We are not looking for someone who runs tickets - we are looking for someone who eliminates the class of problem that generates them.

What You'll Do

• Design and architect routing and switching solutions for TD SYNNEX's global network - campus LAN, WAN, data center interconnect, and SD-WAN edge
• Serve as the global escalation point for complex routing, switching, and SD-WAN issues - own the problem, lead the resolution, document the fix as a standard
• Define and maintain global network design standards: topology templates, routing policy, QoS frameworks, VLAN strategy, and SD-WAN deployment models
• Evaluate and recommend SD-WAN architecture direction - provider selection, edge deployment models, application-aware routing, and zero-touch provisioning approaches
• Review network designs for new site build-outs, warehouse deployments, and corporate office expansions across all regions before implementation
• Partner with the Americas Network Lead, Daniel Salamanca in Europe, and the APJ engineer to align regional implementations with global standards
• Collaborate with the India Automation & Observability engineer to define what network telemetry and alerting looks like for routing and switching infrastructure
• Lead cross-functional engagement on network requirements for new business initiatives - acquisitions, new market entries, application migrations

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of enterprise network engineering experience with a strong focus on design and architecture, not just operations
• Expert-level knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and spanning tree - including how they interact and where they break at scale
• Hands-on design and deployment experience with SD-WAN platforms (Cisco Viptela/SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud, Fortinet, or similar)
• Deep understanding of enterprise LAN/WAN architecture: campus switching, redundancy design, QoS, and carrier circuit management
• Experience working across a multi-site, multi-country network environment and setting standards that regional teams can execute
• Strong written and spoken English; able to document architecture decisions and present recommendations clearly to both engineers and leadership
• Comfortable operating with high autonomy as a global SME with peers across multiple time zones

Nice To Have

• CCIE Routing & Switching or Enterprise Infrastructure (active or prior); CCNP Enterprise at minimum
• Experience with data center switching and fabric architectures (Cisco ACI, VXLAN/EVPN)
• Familiarity with carrier and ISP relationships - circuit ordering, SLA management, peering
• Exposure to network design in a global IT distribution, logistics, or e-commerce environment
• Experience with multi-vendor environments and the ability to design vendor-agnostic solutions

What This Role Offers

• The broadest technical scope on the global network team - routing and switching touches every site, every region, and every other solution area
• A senior seat in a newly established India Solutions Hub designed to be the technical center of gravity for TD SYNNEX's global network engineering function
• Direct collaboration with the Global Director of Network Engineering and regional leads in the Americas and Europe
• The opportunity to define global network architecture standards from the ground up - not inherit someone else's decisions
• Clear growth path: as TD SYNNEX expands and the network team matures, this role is positioned to grow into a principal or staff engineer function

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• 10 to 15 Years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor's Degree with Network Engineering or Related field of study required.
• Other Education / Certifications: - Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Data Center, CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCIE Enterprise Wireless, CCIE Collaboration, Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE), F5 (or other load balancer) Certified Solution Expert, SNIA Storage Networking Certificate.
• Able to execute instructions and to request clarification when needed.
• Able to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Able to recognize and attend to important details with accuracy and efficiency.
• Able to communicate clearly and convey necessary information.
• Able to create and conduct formal presentations.
• Able to interact effectively with all levels of management.
• Able to negotiate skillfully, promote/sell ideas persuasively, and close transactions with mutually beneficial results.
• Possesses strong multi-cultural interpersonal skills.
• Possesses strong leadership skills with a willingness to lead, create new ideas, and be assertive.
• Possesses strong organizational and time management skills, driving tasks to completion.
• Able to constructively work under stress and pressure when faced with high workloads and deadlines.
• Able to maintain and promote social, ethical, and organizational standards in conducting internal and external business activities.
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Able to build solid, effective working relationships with others.
• Able to exhibit ability to be sensitive to the needs, concerns, and feelings of others.
• Able to quickly learn new systems and technology.
• Able to use relevant computer system applications at an advanced level.

Working Conditions

• Consistent non-standard work or overtime as business requires.
• On-call availability required as necessary.
• Professional, office environment.
• Some travel required.

What's In It For You?

• Elective Benefits: Our programs are tailored to your country to best accommodate your lifestyle.
• Grow Your Career: Accelerate your path to success (and keep up with the future) with formal programs on leadership and professional development, and many more on-demand courses.
• Elevate Your Personal Well-Being: Boost your financial, physical, and mental well-being through seminars, events, and our global Life Empowerment Assistance Program.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: It's not just a phrase to us; valuing every voice is how we succeed. Join us in celebrating our global diversity through inclusive education, meaningful peer-to-peer conversations, and equitable growth and development opportunities.
• Make the Most of our Global Organization: Network with other new co-workers within your first 30 days through our onboarding program.
• Connect with Your Community: Participate in internal, peer-led inclusive communities and activities, including business resource groups, local volunteering events, and more environmental and social initiatives.

At Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX Company, our values guide everything we do: Together, We Own It, We Dare to Go, We Grow and Win, and above all, We Do the Right Thing. These principles shape how we work with each other, our partners, and our communities as we drive innovation and create lasting impact.

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to building a diverse team that represents and empowers a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, genetics, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. To support our diversity and inclusion efforts, we may ask for voluntary gender disclosure information. This data will be used solely to improve our hiring practices and ensure fair treatment for all candidates.