Mid-Level Cisco WAN/SD‑WAN Network Engineer

Apex Systems

Richmond (VA)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 135,000

Full time

9 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision
401K with company match
ESPP
HSA
EAP
Certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Mid‑Level Cisco WAN/Network Administrator to support enterprise network services across organizational facilities. The role combines WAN engineering, SD‑WAN operations, secure access, and cloud‑managed networking, with hands‑on field responsibilities including emergency site visits, device installations, inventory management, documentation, and change‑control execution.

The position reports to the Network Manager and may involve senior staff guidance.

Qualifications

  • Approximately 5 years of network/WAN administration experience in multi-site enterprise environments.
  • Strong Cisco hands-on experience (IOS, NX-OS).
  • Core L2/L3 protocol proficiency: VLANs, trunks, STP, EtherChannel, QoS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP.
  • Daily-operations experience with Cisco SD-WAN (vManage/vSmart/vEdge).
  • Experience with cloud-managed networking (Meraki).
  • Secure access stack familiarity: Cisco ISE, Duo MFA, Cloudflare Zero Trust.
  • Monitoring tools: ThousandEyes, SolarWinds/PRTG, Splunk.
  • Scripting ability (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
  • Excellent troubleshooting & documentation skills.
  • Ability to travel throughout Virginia for site visits and support after-hours operations.
  • CCNA Certification.

Responsibilities

  • Network Operations & WAN Engineering: Implement and maintain WAN/LAN infrastructure across core and distributed sites using Cisco IOS and NX‑OS.
  • Configure and optimize L2/L3 features including VLANs, trunks, STP, EtherChannel, QoS, OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP.
  • Manage and troubleshoot Cisco SD‑WAN (vManage/vSmart/vEdge) including templates, policies, device onboarding, software upgrades, and HA cluster operations.

Skills

Cisco WAN
SD-WAN
ISE/Duo
Telemetry/Monitoring
Scripting
Documentation
VLAN/EtherChannel
Travel Virginia
CCNA

Education

CCNA Certification
Bachelor's degree

Tools

Meraki
Intersight

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Mid‑Level Cisco WAN/Network Administrator to support enterprise network services across organizational facilities. The role combines WAN engineering, SD‑WAN operations, secure access, and cloud‑managed networking, with hands‑on field responsibilities including emergency site visits, device installations, inventory management, documentation, and change‑control execution.

The position reports to the Network Manager and may involve senior staff guidance.

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