Network Engineer

VDart Inc; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

VDart Inc. is seeking a seasoned Network Engineer for a remote, contract role. The candidate will assess and design enterprise LAN/WAN/WLAN, data center and hybrid/cloud connectivity, with emphasis on resiliency, security and automation.

Responsibilities include reviewing topology, configuring security boundaries, evaluating SD-WAN, and translating technical findings into business risk. Strong stakeholder engagement and 15+ years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of enterprise networking experience preferred.
• Strong hands-on architecture experience with Cisco switches and WLAN.
• Ability to translate technical findings into business risks.

Responsibilities

• Assess current-state LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center and hybrid/cloud connectivity.
• Review core, distribution and access-layer architecture and topology.
• Define target design principles around resiliency, security, automation and scalability.
• Develop a prioritized network transformation/remediation roadmap.
• Deliver an executive-level presentation of findings, risks and recommendations.

Skills

Cisco enterprise switches

Wireless Access Points

VeloCloud SD-WAN

Network architecture

Security architecture

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Disaster recovery & resiliency

Monitoring & observability

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Enterprise networking

Education

CCNP/CCIE Enterprise or equivalent

Tools

VeloCloud SD-WAN

Job description

Job Title: Network Engineer
Location: Remote
Job Type: Contract

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• Assess current-state enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center and hybrid/cloud connectivity.
• Strong hands-on architecture experience with Cisco enterprise switches and wireless Access Points.
• Strong knowledge of VeloCloud SD-WAN architecture and design.
• Review core, distribution and access-layer architecture, topology and segmentation.
• Assess routing, switching, redundancy, convergence and failover design.
• Evaluate MPLS, Internet, VPN, SD-WAN and hybrid connectivity architecture.
• Review wireless architecture for coverage, capacity, resiliency and scalability.
• Assess network security architecture, including segmentation, trust boundaries, firewalls and IDS/IPS integration.
• Review DNS, DHCP and IPAM services and dependencies.
• Identify physical and logical single points of failure across devices, circuits, power and network paths.
• Evaluate overall network availability, resiliency and disaster recovery readiness.
• Assess network performance, capacity and future scalability.
• Evaluate operational maturity covering monitoring, logging, alerting and observability.
• Assess alert fatigue, incident response readiness and troubleshooting processes.
• Review configuration management, change control and network documentation practices.
• Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, operational risks and constraints.
• Develop current-state and conceptual future-state architecture diagrams.
• Define target design principles around resiliency, simplicity, security, automation and scalability.
• Recommend practical improvements based on business impact, risk, complexity and dependencies.
• Develop a prioritized network transformation/remediation roadmap with high-level implementation phases.
• Conduct technical discovery and architecture workshops with customer stakeholders.
• Produce an Enterprise Network Assessment Report and Gap Analysis.
• Prepare and deliver an executive-level presentation of key findings, risks and recommendations.
• Must be capable of translating technical findings into business risk and operational impact.
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation, presentation and consulting skills required.
• 15+ years of enterprise networking experience preferred, with significant network architecture/assessment experience.
• CCNP/CCIE Enterprise or equivalent expertise preferred.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Candidate who can independently assess a complex Cisco/VeloCloud environment, identify material risks and gaps, define the target architecture, and provide an actionable transformation roadmap to both engineering and executive stakeholders.