Senior Network Architect - SD-WAN & SD-Access Expert

Red River; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Red River is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer with expert-level design and implementation skills for enterprise LAN/WAN and SDN. You will lead complex multi-site projects, deploy SD-WAN/SD-Access, and mentor junior engineers across Cisco and other vendor platforms.

Responsibilities include design, deployment, troubleshooting, and collaboration with pre-sales to craft solutions for enterprise customers. Certifications and hands-on multi-vendor experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related enterprise LAN/WAN design and deployment experience.
• Deep hands-on expertise with multi-vendor routing and switching platforms.
• Strong WAN design including MPLS, DIA, and multi-WAN failover.
• Experience with SDN platforms spanning WAN, campus, or branch domains.
• Experience with cloud/network management and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support complex enterprise LAN/WAN solutions across multi-vendor platforms.
• Lead SD-WAN deployments with ZTP, policy development, and QoS configuration.
• Design and deploy SD-Access campus fabric solutions with ISE integration.
• Execute WAN circuit migrations and campus LAN modernization with minimal disruption.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with pre-sales for engagements.

Skills

BGP

OSPF/EIGRP

WAN design

LAN design

SDN platforms

SD-WAN

Education

Cisco CCNP Enterprise

CCIE or equivalent

Other OEM certs (PCNSE, JNCIP, NSE7)

Tools

Cisco Catalyst/ASR/ISR

Juniper EX/MX

Aruba CX

HPE

Cisco Firepower

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Meraki

Job description

Red River is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer with expert-level design and implementation skills for enterprise LAN/WAN and SDN. You will lead complex multi-site projects, deploy SD-WAN/SD-Access, and mentor junior engineers across Cisco and other vendor platforms.

Responsibilities include design, deployment, troubleshooting, and collaboration with pre-sales to craft solutions for enterprise customers. Certifications and hands-on multi-vendor experience are highly valued.