Senior SD-WAN & Enterprise Networking Architect

Cognizant; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 99,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Network Engineer specializing in Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki, and Viptela to design and modernize secure, high-performing enterprise networks across distributed environments. You will architect scalable solutions that support hybrid work and global operations with minimal business disruption.

As a member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team, you will collaborate with network, security, cloud, and application teams to deliver resilient, secure, and optimized

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with enterprise routing and switching.
• %20 10+ years of experience designing, implementing, or optimizing SD-WAN technologies.
• 5+ years with Juniper technologies in enterprise networking.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN and Viptela.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable SD-WAN solutions across branch, remote, and enterprise locations.
• Architect advanced SD-WAN and Viptela solutions to support application-aware routing.
• Define end-to-end network architectures for SD-WAN, switching, routing, and security.
• Review topology and traffic patterns to improve availability and WAN utilization.
• Create network design documentation and implementation guidelines.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, and operations teams to align with policies.

Skills

SD-WAN

Cisco Meraki

Viptela

Routing

Switching

Network security basics

Hybrid work support

Network capacity planning

Troubleshooting

Tools

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

Cisco IOS/ routing protocols

Juniper technologies

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Network Engineer specializing in Cisco SD-WAN, Meraki, and Viptela to design and modernize secure, high-performing enterprise networks across distributed environments. You will architect scalable solutions that support hybrid work and global operations with minimal business disruption.

As a member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team, you will collaborate with network, security, cloud, and application teams to deliver resilient, secure, and optimized