Senior Cisco SD-WAN Architect for Enterprise Design

Pinnacle Group, Inc.; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group, Inc. is seeking a Cisco SD-WAN Solution Architect to independently review architecture and guide large-scale deployments. The role focuses on validating designs, identifying risks, and aligning with best practices across customer engineering teams, partners, and delivery teams.

The ideal candidate will lead design reviews, establish repeatable deployment standards, and mentor teams through production readiness and go-live activities in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of enterprise networking experience.
• 5+ years hands-on Cisco SD-WAN/Viptela experience.
• Deep expertise in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN architecture and deployment.
• Experience with Cisco Catalyst 8500 and 8300 platforms.
• Strong ability to review and troubleshoot SD-WAN configurations at architecture and implementation levels.
• Knowledge of routing and segmentation, IPsec overlays, and QoS.

Responsibilities

• Independently review and validate Cisco SD‑WAN architecture and detailed designs against industry best practices.
• Assess topology, hub/mesh, routing, segmentation, resiliency, multicast, and configuration strategies.
• Review Feature Profiles and Configuration Groups for scalability and consistency.
• Identify architectural gaps, risks, configuration sprawl, and scalability concerns.
• Recommend standardization, automation, and orchestration improvements.
• Ensure repeatable deployment across diverse site types and environments.
• Provide deep technical guidance on Catalyst SD‑WAN architecture and deployment.
• Review configurations, templates, policies, and deployment models for correctness.
• Troubleshoot complex SD‑WAN design/implementation issues.
• Lead lab/test vs production readiness assessments and cutover planning.
• Capture lessons learned and develop repeatable deployment playbooks.
• Communicate complex issues clearly to senior stakeholders.

Skills

20+ years enterprise networking

5+ years Cisco SD-WAN/Viptela

Catalyst SD-WAN architecture

8500/8300 platforms knowledge

Configuration review/troubleshooting

Routing and segmentation

Hub-and-spoke / hub-mesh

HA and resiliency

QoS and app-aware routing

Underlay integration (MPLS/Internet)

Education

CCIE or equivalent Cisco networking cert (preferred)

Tools

Cisco vManage

Feature Profiles

Configuration Groups

Device Templates

Job description

Pinnacle Group, Inc. is seeking a Cisco SD-WAN Solution Architect to independently review architecture and guide large-scale deployments. The role focuses on validating designs, identifying risks, and aligning with best practices across customer engineering teams, partners, and delivery teams.

The ideal candidate will lead design reviews, establish repeatable deployment standards, and mentor teams through production readiness and go-live activities in a hybrid environment.