Remote Infra Network Architect — Cisco SD-WAN & SASE

Cognizant; Springfield (IL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

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 design, deployment, and optimization of large-scale enterprise WAN and security solutions. You will drive Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) implementations and secure remote access across global environments.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise networking, CCNP Enterprise, and strong routing, security, and SASE skills. This is a remote USA position with competitive salary and Cognizant's incentive program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise network design, implementation, and architecture.
• Deep expertise in WAN architecture and design.
• 10+ years hands-on Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) experience with vManage, vSmart, vBond, and vEdge.
• Strong experience with Palo Alto Prisma Access SSE/SASE.
• CCNP Enterprise certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, and deployment of enterprise WAN solutions.
• Architect and implement Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) solutions using vManage/vSmart/vBond/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 docs.
• Provide advanced routing and switching expertise (BGP, OSPF, route-maps, ACLs, traffic engineering).
• Ensure adherence to network security standards, VPN/IPsec/QoS.
• Lead network lifecycle management: upgrades, remediation, standardization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Manage telecom providers and vendors, SLA management, renewals.

Skills

WAN architecture

BGP

OSPF

Route-maps

ACLs

Traffic engineering

VPN technologies

IPsec

QoS

Network security architecture

SASE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela)

vManage

vSmart

vBond

vEdge

Palo Alto Prisma Access SSE/SASE

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Infra Network Architect to lead design, deployment, and optimization of large-scale enterprise WAN and security solutions. You will drive Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) implementations and secure remote access across global environments.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise networking, CCNP Enterprise, and strong routing, security, and SASE skills. This is a remote USA position with competitive salary and Cognizant's incentive program.