Cisco SDWAN Engineer

TechDigital Group; Washington (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Support Engineer to provide expert implementation and troubleshooting support for SD-WAN networks. This role involves managing connectivity issues, configuring Quality of Service, and coordinating with support teams to ensure seamless network operations. The ideal candidate will possess rich experience with various networking protocols and SD-WAN technologies, including Cisco SD-WAN. You'll play a key role in enhancing customer satisfaction through effective communication and proactive problem-solving. Join this dynamic team and contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of network connectivity.

Qualifications

• Rich experience in SD-WAN technologies and related protocols.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco SD-WAN controllers in HA environments.
• Industrial certifications in Cisco, Juniper, or F5 required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and troubleshoot SDWAN templates and connections.
• Assist in network troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate bridge calls and vendor communication for issue resolution.

Skills

QOS/MPLS

BGP

OSPF

L3VPN/L2VPN

SD-WAN

NetConf

NMS & OSS/BSS protocols

Cisco SD-WAN

Cloud technologies

Wireless & SD-Access

Education

CCNP/CCNP SP (CCIP)/CCIE level

Industrial certifications in Cisco, Juniper, F5

Tools

Cisco cEdge

vEdge router

Azure Express route

Zscaler

Job description

Job #: 31
Pay Rate: Not Specified
Job type: contractor
Location: Washington, NC

Requirements: L2 Mid-Level/L3 Senior-Level. The role of Support Engineers is to provide Implementation and Test and Turn up support for SD-WAN network of all supported SD-WAN technologies. Acts as a single point of contact to triage and investigate any SD-WAN incident reported via monitoring tools or by customers. Support includes Incident Management related connectivity issues including and not limited to network underlay issues.

Key Requirements:

1. Rich experience of QOS/MPLS, BGP, OSPF, L3VPN/L2VPN, BFD, SD-WAN, NetConf, NMS & OSS/BSS protocols.
2. Should have profound knowledge of OMP, DTLS, IP Sec & other Secure internet Gateway tunnel.
3. Good experience in SDWAN Multicloud environment, Azure Express route, Cloud-on Ramp, DIA, Zone base firewall, IPS, AMP, Umbrella.
4. Experience in SDN/NFV, SDWAN (Viptela is must and Velocloud / Versa is desirable) & Cisco cEdge & vEdge router onboarding to SDWAN controller.
5. Strong knowledge in cisco SDWAN all controller element vBond, vSmart & vManage in HA environment.
6. Demonstrated experience with LAN/WAN, routing protocols, VRRP, VRF, QoS, troubleshooting, and scripting.
7. Industrial certifications in Cisco, Juniper, F5.
8. Demonstration of CCNP/CCNP SP (CCIP)/CCIE level (or higher) knowledge (or vendor alternatives) is must (required or comparable level).
9. Cloud technologies and security services (Zscaler) is desirable.
10. Work experience on cisco vRouter in multi cloud environment.
11. Wireless & SD-Access knowledge is an advantage.

Responsibilities:

1. Managing & troubleshooting SDWAN Template, Control connection, PNP portal, BFD IP sec tunnel, SIG tunnel.
2. Configure Quality of Service.
3. Assists in network troubleshooting and provides input for root cause analysis for network related outages.
4. Meet and maintain a dialog with support teams and vendors to support SDWAN Network operations and projects.
5. Work with remote technicians and install various network elements associated with SDWAN deployments.
6. Manage and control a test and turn-up bridge required for service activation.
7. Accurate documentation of activation activities, notes, client communication, etc.
8. Coordination of bridge calls, communication to engage resources and vendors to resolve issues.
9. Provide support coordination, escalation, and troubleshooting assistance for SDWAN Network infrastructure including Networking.
10. Troubleshoot various circuit types - Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, BB, LTE.
11. Access MPLS backbone routers (Cisco, Juniper) and troubleshoot at various layers.
12. Ensure monitoring of batch scheduling and backup jobs and perform initial troubleshooting and escalation as documented upon failure.
13. Troubleshooting hardware and serving as an on-site resource for WAN Participate in resolution.
14. Will be required to work in various shifts (Day/Night) including holidays and weekends.
15. To validate analyses (eg. Root Cause Analysis, Trend Analysis) and reports to facilitate performance in tasks to be presented to key business stakeholders.
16. To ensure positive customer feedback & satisfaction through active participation in customer meetings to understand any issues faced.
17. To validate Change Order Implementation Plan & Human Error Compliance and participate in Capacity planning.
18. To perform value addition activities (such as mentoring administrators/team members, preparing SOPs, maintaining effective documentation simultaneously and Knowledge sharing).
19. In addition act as a liaison to the business segment, facilitating effective communication.