Cisco SD-WAN Solution Architect

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)

Miami (FL)

Hybrid

USD 192,864,000 - 213,528,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in Florida is seeking a Cisco SD-WAN Solution Architect for a 6+ month contract. The role is based in Orlando/Miami with hybrid onsite expectations (1 week per month) and a pay rate of $70/hr on W2.

You will review SD-WAN designs, guide deployment, and ensure production readiness for large-scale environments. The ideal candidate has deep Cisco SD-WAN/Viptela expertise, strong enterprise networking background, and the ability to drive scalable,

Qualifications

20+ years of experience in enterprise networking, architecture, or engineering.
5+ years of hands-on Cisco SD-WAN / Viptela experience.
Deep expertise in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN architecture and deployment.

Responsibilities

Review and validate Cisco SD-WAN architecture and designs against best practices.
Assess topology, hub/mesh, routing, segmentation, resiliency, multicast, and configuration strategies.
Identify architectural gaps, risks, and scalability concerns.
Recommend standardization, automation, and orchestration improvements.
Ensure repeatable deployment across diverse site types and environments.
Lead design reviews and architecture governance sessions.
Develop deployment playbooks and readiness assessments.

Skills

SD-WAN architecture

Cisco SD-WAN/Viptela

Enterprise networking

Architecture reviews

Design assurance

Routing & segmentation

Hub-spoke and hub-mesh

Templates & configurations

Automation & orchestration

Tools

Cisco vManage

Catalyst 8500/8300

Device templates

Job description

Title: Cisco SD-WAN Solution Architect

Location: Orlando/Miami, FL, Hybrid - Onsite 1 week per month

Duration: 6+ Month contract with possible extension

Pay Rate: $70/hr on W2

Eligibility: US Citizen Only

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Cisco SD-WAN Solution Architect with deep expertise in enterprise SD-WAN architecture, design assurance, and large-scale deployment. The role will focus on independently reviewing SD-WAN architecture and implementation approaches, providing technical guidance, identifying design and scalability risks, and ensuring alignment with industry and implementation best practices. The architect will work closely with customer engineering teams, technology partners, and delivery teams through design, validation, deployment, and production readiness.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a Cisco SD-WAN architect with proven experience designing and delivering large-scale Viptela/Catalyst SD-WAN environments, rather than someone focused primarily on NOC or operational support. The candidate should be capable of independently assessing complex designs, identifying architectural and implementation risks, working with Cisco and customer engineering teams, challenging assumptions where required, and driving the solution toward a scalable, production-ready architecture.

Key Responsibilities

SD-WAN Architecture & Design

Independently review and validate Cisco SD-WAN architecture and detailed designs against industry and implementation best practices.
Assess topology, hub/mesh architecture, routing, segmentation, resiliency, multicast, and configuration strategies.
Review Feature Profile? Configuration Group? Site Persona? Device Variable models for scalability, consistency, and operational efficiency.
Identify architectural gaps, technical risks, configuration sprawl, and scalability concerns.
Recommend standardization, automation, and orchestration improvements.
Ensure architecture is designed for repeatable deployment across diverse site types and network environments.

Cisco SD-WAN Technical Expertise

Provide deep technical guidance on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN / Viptela architecture and implementation.
Review and validate configurations, templates, policies, and deployment models.
Evaluate Cisco technical recommendations and provide independent architectural assessment.
Troubleshoot complex SD-WAN design and implementation issues.
Provide guidance on routing, segmentation, IPsec overlays, multicast, QoS, application-aware routing, and resiliency.

Deployment & Production Readiness

Review lab and test results against production design intent.
Support build, integration, testing, and production deployment activities.
Participate in deployment readiness, cutover, rollback, and go-live planning.
Provide architecture support during implementation and resolve complex technical issues.
Capture lessons learned and incorporate improvements into subsequent deployment waves.
Develop repeatable deployment standards and playbooks.

Architecture Governance

Lead or participate in technical design reviews and architecture governance sessions.
Maintain technical risks, issues, decisions, and action items.
Drive closure of cross-functional technical issues and dependencies.
Identify deviations from approved architecture and recommend remediation.
Communicate complex technical issues and recommendations clearly to senior technical and business stakeholders.

Required Technical Skills

20+ years of experience in enterprise networking, network architecture, or network engineering.
5+ years of strong hands-on Cisco SD-WAN / Viptela experience.
Deep expertise in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN architecture and deployment.
Strong experience with Cisco Catalyst 8500 and 8300 platforms.

Strong knowledge of:

Cisco SD-WAN Manager / vManage
Feature Profiles and Configuration Groups
Device and site templates
Routing and segmentation
BGP, OSPF and static routing
IPsec and overlay architecture
Multicast over SD-WAN
Hub-and-spoke and hub-mesh architectures
High availability and resiliency
QoS and application-aware routing
MPLS, Internet and hybrid underlay integration
Experience designing SD-WAN for large, distributed enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of configuration standardization and scalable deployment models.
Ability to review and troubleshoot SD-WAN configurations at both architecture and implementation levels.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Experience with large-scale global SD-WAN transformation programs.
Experience designing and deploying SD-WAN across hundreds of sites.
Experience working directly with Cisco technical and architecture teams.
Experience migrating legacy WAN/MPLS environments to SD-WAN.
Experience supporting multiple site personas and complex enterprise network environments.
Knowledge of SD-WAN automation, APIs, scripting, and orchestration.
Experience developing reusable configuration templates, standards, and deployment playbooks.
Experience supporting production cutovers and network transformation programs.
CCIE or equivalent-level Cisco networking expertise preferred.

Leadership & Behavioural Competencies

Strong architectural judgment and independent decision-making.
Ability to constructively challenge technical recommendations and drive the right architectural outcome.
Strong customer and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Ability to work effectively across customer, vendor, architecture, and delivery teams.
Strong ownership and accountability for technical outcomes.
Ability to translate complex technical discussions into clear decisions and actions.
Strong documentation and governance discipline.
Comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced transformation environments.

Key Deliverables