Senior Network Architect: Cisco Data Center, SD-WAN & Cloud

Rose International; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Rose International is seeking a senior hands-on engineer with deep expertise in data center routing, switching, enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, and hybrid cloud connectivity. The role involves implementing and optimizing Cisco Nexus/Catalyst environments, deploying data center fabrics, and leading global deployment projects.

You will design and migrate SD-WAN/WAN services, establish private cloud connections (ExpressRoute / Direct Connect), and guide complex migrations with minimal disruption.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience deploying, migrating, managing, and supporting complex enterprise and data center networks
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, L2/L3 design, resiliency, segmentation, and production change execution
• Experience with SD-WAN design, deployment, migrations, routing integration, and troubleshooting; Prisma SD-WAN preferred
• Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect experience including routing and redundancy

Responsibilities

• Implement, migrate, optimize, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus and Catalyst environments
• Deploy and operate data center network fabrics and management platforms
• Design, deploy, migrate, and support SD-WAN and WAN services
• Implement and troubleshoot private connectivity between on‑premises and public cloud (Azure ExpressRoute/AWS Direct Connect)
• Lead hands‑on deployments and migrations across global data centers and enterprise sites
• Serve as senior escalation point for production issues across data center, WAN, SD-WAN, and cloud connections
• Collaborate with firewall, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and load-balancing platforms
• Contribute to architecture discussions; ensure operational readiness and risk control
• Create automation code and IaC artifacts where possible
• Develop and maintain design docs, procedures, and runbooks
• Own complex tasks from start to finish and transition to operations
• Deliver and support network infrastructure across global locations

Skills

Data Center Networking

Routing & Switching

SD-WAN & WAN

Cloud Connectivity

NDFC & Nexus

Azure ExpressRoute

AWS Direct Connect

Automation & IaC

Telemetry & Observability

Communication Skills

Implementation Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco NDFC

Prisma SD-WAN

Catalyst Center

Job description

Rose International is seeking a senior hands-on engineer with deep expertise in data center routing, switching, enterprise WAN, SD-WAN, and hybrid cloud connectivity. The role involves implementing and optimizing Cisco Nexus/Catalyst environments, deploying data center fabrics, and leading global deployment projects.

You will design and migrate SD-WAN/WAN services, establish private cloud connections (ExpressRoute / Direct Connect), and guide complex migrations with minimal disruption.