Network Architect (SDWAN| Meraki| Aruba| Wireless)

Job Title: Network Architect (SDWAN Meraki Aruba Wireless) Location / Workstyle: Remote

Essential Skills: Network Architect (SDWAN Meraki Aruba Wireless) Skills: Cisco Meraki FortiGate SDWAN IT ISCNSWireless NetworkCisco Experience Required: 5 years

• Design endtoend SDWAN architectures including underlay/overlay topology controllers and edge devices.
  

• Develop High Level (HLD) and Low Level (LLD) network design documents.
  

• Create scalable secure and resilient network architectures aligned with business and application needs.
  

• Evaluate and recommend SDWAN solutions vendors and design standards.
  

• Lead and execute SDWAN deployment migration and integration activities.
  

• Oversee zerotouch provisioning (ZTP) and device rollout processes.
  

• Collaborate with field teams to validate network readiness underlay connectivity and routing policies.
  

• Implement routing segmentation application policies and traffic engineering configurations.
  

• Serve as the highest technical escalation point for P1/P2 incidents related to SDWAN and WAN infrastructure.
  

• Troubleshoot complex network issues across SDWAN MPLS cloud connectivity and security layers.
  

• Optimize network performance by analyzing traffic flows routing patterns and application behavior.
  

• Work closely with NOC/SOC teams to ensure proactive monitoring alert tuning and incident reduction.
  

• Integrate SDWAN with firewalls SASE CASB and IPS/IDS platforms.
  

• Develop and enforce network security segmentation and access policies.
  

• Ensure adherence to corporate security standards compliance requirements and audit readiness.
  

• Engage with clients business teams and leadership to understand requirements and provide technical expertise.
  

• Lead architecture discussions solution workshops and technical presentations.
  

• Coordinate with crossfunctional teams (cloud security infrastructure) for endtoend solution delivery.
  

• Maintain detailed documentation for design configuration deployment and transition.
  

• Create and update runbooks design guides SOPs and best practices.
  

• Participate in change management CAB meetings and risk assessments.
  

• Evaluate emerging SDWAN technologies and propose modernization strategies.
  

• Identify opportunities for automation simplification and cost optimization.
  

• Mentor junior engineers and provide knowledge transfer to L1/L2/L3 support teams.
  

• Strong expertise in SDWAN technologies: Cisco Viptela Cisco Meraki VMware VeloCloud Aruba Fortinet Palo Alto CloudGenix.
  

• Deep understanding of WAN LAN MPLS VPN QoS BGP OSPF EIGRP and routing/switching protocols.
  

• Experience in hybrid WAN design traffic engineering and applicationaware routing.
  

• Ability to design highavailability architectures (failover redundancy load balancing).
  

• Strong knowledge of firewalls IPS/IDS segmentation secure tunneling.
  

• Proficiency with cloud networking (Azure AWS GCP) and cloud workload connectivity via SDWAN.
  

• Strong understanding of IPv4/IPv6 NAT subnetting DNS/DHCP.
  

• Experience with network automation (Python Ansible) optional but desirable.
  

• Ability to design deploy configure and troubleshoot SDWAN overlays/underlays.
  

• Experience with controllers orchestrators and edge device deployments.
  

• Capability to integrate SDWAN with security stacks cloud access and SASE frameworks.
  

• Handson experience with ZTP and largescale rollout planning.
  

• Ability to create and optimize application policies routing templates and traffic steering rules.
  

• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities (especially P1/P2).
  

• Ability to work in clientfacing environments and communicate complex designs clearly.
  

• Experience leading technical discussions workshops and architecture reviews.
  

• Ability to document HLD and LLD.
  

• Strong documentation and diagramming skills (Visio Lucidchart ).
  

• BS/BA degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience.
  

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in developing implementing maintaining troubleshooting and supporting infrastructure/network architectures.