Senior SD-WAN Architect - Hybrid WAN & Cloud Access

Peraton; Ashburn (VA); Presencial; USD 135 000 - 216 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer specializing in SD-WAN to lead design, deployment, migration, and optimization across distributed environments. This role requires on-site presence in Ashburn, VA, Springfield, VA, or Orlando, FL, and collaboration with security, cloud, and operations teams to enhance performance, security, and connectivity.

The ideal candidate has hands-on SD-WAN experience across major platforms, strong routing and security skills, and the ability to

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience, a master's degree and 6 years of experience, an associate's degree and 10 years of experience, or a high school diploma or equivalent and 12 years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to obtain the required DHS CBP clearance.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands on network engineering experience, including at least 2 years focused on SD WAN design, deployment, or operations.
• Hands on experience implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting at least one enterprise SD WAN platform, such as Cisco Catalyst SD WAN (Viptela), VMware VeloCloud, Fortinet Secure SD WAN, or Palo Alto Prisma SD WAN.
• Strong understanding of SD WAN architecture, underlay and overlay networking, routing protocols, and tunneling technologies, including BGP, OSPF, IPsec, and GRE.
• Experience integrating SD WAN with WAN transport technologies, including MPLS, broadband, LTE/5G, or Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), and configuring application aware routing, Quality of Service (QoS), and traffic steering.
• Working knowledge of network security integration, including next generation firewalls, SASE, and SSE architectures.
• Strong TCP/IP networking fundamentals, analytical skills, and experience troubleshooting complex network connectivity, performance, and failover issues.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end SD-WAN solution design, deployment, and migration across enterprise and multi-site environments.
• Architect and implement SD-WAN platforms including Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela), VMware VeloCloud, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, or Palo Alto Prisma SD WAN.
• Define and enforce SD-WAN policies: application-aware routing, QoS, traffic shaping, and path selection.
• Integrate SD-WAN overlays with hybrid WAN transports: MPLS, broadband, LTE/5G, and DIA circuits.
• Collaborate with security teams to implement SASE and SSE frameworks alongside SD-WAN deployments.
• Design and maintain SD-WAN orchestration and management planes (vManage, Orchestrator, VCO, etc.).
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot complex SD-WAN connectivity, performance, and failover issues.
• Monitor WAN performance metrics - latency, jitter, packet loss - and proactively optimize circuit utilization.
• Lead network infrastructure projects from planning through implementation, testing, and operational handoff.
• Collaborate with cloud teams on direct cloud on-ramps: AWS, Azure, GCP, and SaaS-optimized routing.
• Support network automation initiatives using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for critical network infrastructure.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on SD-WAN architecture concepts and operational best practices.
• Maintain accurate network topology diagrams, runbooks, and SD-WAN configuration documentation.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer specializing in SD-WAN to lead design, deployment, migration, and optimization across distributed environments. This role requires on-site presence in Ashburn, VA, Springfield, VA, or Orlando, FL, and collaboration with security, cloud, and operations teams to enhance performance, security, and connectivity.

The ideal candidate has hands-on SD-WAN experience across major platforms, strong routing and security skills, and the ability to