Remote Infra Network Architect: Cisco SD-WAN & SASE

Cognizant; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Infra Network Architect to lead the design and deployment of large-scale WAN and security architectures. You will drive Cisco SD-WAN implementations, Palo Alto Prisma Access SSE/SASE adoption, and global network modernization initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of enterprise networking, CCNP Enterprise, and strong leadership to coordinate with telecom providers and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of enterprise network design, implementation, and architecture.
• Deep WAN architecture and design expertise.
• 10+ years with Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) technologies: vManage, vSmart, vBond, vEdge.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, and deployment of enterprise WAN solutions across distributed environments.
• Architect and implement Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) solutions with vManage, vSmart, vBond, and vEdge.
• Design and deploy Palo Alto Prisma Access SSE/SASE for secure remote access and cloud security.
• Develop HLDs/LLDs, implementation plans, and change management documentation.

Skills

WAN architecture

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela)

Palo Alto Prisma Access SSE/SASE

BGP

OSPF

VPN technologies

IPsec

QoS

Network security architecture

SASE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering

Tools

vManage

vSmart

vBond

vEdge

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela)

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Infra Network Architect to lead the design and deployment of large-scale WAN and security architectures. You will drive Cisco SD-WAN implementations, Palo Alto Prisma Access SSE/SASE adoption, and global network modernization initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of enterprise networking, CCNP Enterprise, and strong leadership to coordinate with telecom providers and internal stakeholders.