Remote Senior WAN Architect – SD-WAN & Cisco Expert

Ascension; United States; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive health coverage

Retirement plan with employer match -

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Employee assistance program

Parental leave and family benefits

Flexible work options

Descripción de la vacante

Ascension is seeking a Lead Enterprise WAN Architect to drive end-to-end SD-WAN strategy and platform optimization across global infrastructure. You will design scalable routing architectures using BGP/OSPF, ensuring high availability and performance while guiding migrations from traditional WAN to modern SD-WAN.

The role requires strong Cisco expertise (Meraki and Catalyst/Viptela) and a track record of mentoring engineers, collaborating with cloud, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver

Formación

• Experience leading WAN and SD-WAN architecture initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of BGP/OSPF and traffic engineering.
• Experience migrating enterprise networks to SD-WAN and collaborating with cloud/security teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end WAN/SD-WAN strategy and platform optimization.
• Design scalable routing architectures and ensure high availability.
• Drive enterprise migrations from traditional WAN to SD-WAN with cross-functional partners.
• Define architecture standards and mentor senior engineers.

Conocimientos

WAN & SD-WAN Architecture

BGP & OSPF Routing

Network Design & Migration

Mentoring Engineers

Educación

High School diploma equivalency with leadership experience

Associate's/Bachelor's degree with leadership experience

Herramientas

Cisco Meraki

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela)

CCNP Enterprise

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (or equivalent)

Descripción del empleo

Ascension is seeking a Lead Enterprise WAN Architect to drive end-to-end SD-WAN strategy and platform optimization across global infrastructure. You will design scalable routing architectures using BGP/OSPF, ensuring high availability and performance while guiding migrations from traditional WAN to modern SD-WAN.

The role requires strong Cisco expertise (Meraki and Catalyst/Viptela) and a track record of mentoring engineers, collaborating with cloud, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver