Network SDWAN-SME

Randstad Digital Americas; Houston (TX); Híbrido; USD 130.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Randstad Digital Americas in Houston, TX is seeking an experienced SDWAN Architect to lead migration and integration efforts for Tier 1/2 enterprise networks. The role focuses on designing unified SDWAN architectures, coordinating across network, security, and carrier teams, and delivering scalable, secure connectivity.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with Cisco Catalyst SDWAN, strong BGP/OSPF/IPsec/MPLS, and a track record of successful migrations.

Formación

• Proven experience architecting and migrating enterprise SDWAN environments.
• Experience with merger integration or network consolidation preferred.
• Hands-on expertise with Cisco Catalyst SDWAN and related routing/security technologies.

Responsabilidades

• Assess existing SDWAN architectures, identify gaps, and define migration roadmap.
• Design unified SDWAN architecture, including routing, IP addressing, segmentation, QoS and HA.
• Develop standard configurations, migration runbooks, validation criteria and rollback plans.
• Lead pilots and production cutovers, coordinating network security, site teams, carriers and vendors.
• Validate performance, routing failover and policy enforcement; ensure post-cutover stabilization.
• Deliver as-built documentation and handover; retire redundant components and circuits.

Conocimientos

SDWAN

BGP

OSPF

IPsec

MPLS

Network security

Communication

Architecture design

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Cisco Catalyst SDWAN

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Candidates must be from Tier 1 or Tier 2 companies and must currently be employed as full-time employees (FTE).Location: Houston, TX. Candidates who are local should be available to work from the office 3 days per week.Remote candidates can also be considered, provided they are willing to work from the Houston office for the initial one month. Thereafter, they must be willing to travel to Houston once a month and work from the office for one week each month.We are looking for candidates with stable employment history and long-term tenure with their previous/current organizations. Candidates with frequent job changes may not be suitable for this requirement.

Job Summary

location: Houston, Texas
job type: Permanent
salary: $130,000 - 140,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Assess both organizations existing SDWAN architectures platforms circuits and application dependencies identify integration gaps and define the migration roadmap
• Design the unified SDWAN architecture and interim coexistence model aligning routing IP addressing segmentation security policies QoS and high availability
• Develop standardized configurations phased migration runbooks validation criteria and rollback plans for existing sites and services
• Lead pilots and production cutovers coordinate both organizations network security application and site teams along with carriers and vendors
• Validate application performance routing failover and policy enforcement resolve migration issues and provide postcutover stabilization
• Deliver asbuilt documentation and operational handover retire redundant SDWAN components and circuits after migration acceptance

Qualifications

Core Qualifications
Proven experience architecting and migrating existing enterprise SDWAN environments merger integration or network consolidation experience preferred
Handson expertise with an enterprise SDWAN platform such as Cisco Catalyst SDWAN
Strong knowledge of BGP OSPF IPsec MPLS internet transport firewalls segmentation QoS and network troubleshooting
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable designs and communicate clearly with technical and business stakeholders
Relevant professional level networking or security certifications preferred

Skills

application performance,BGP,Cisco,Cisco Catalyst,Platform Architecture,IP addressing,IPsec,MPLS,network security,network troubleshooting,OSPF,high availability,administration,architecture design,architecture,architecting,business continuity,business requirements,Cisco,secure connectivity,consolidation,policy enforcement,merger integration,communicate clearly,SDWAN,security certifications,QoS

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At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.