Job DescriptionCore4ce is looking for a SD-WAN Engineer Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Responsibilities:Administration
- Attending planning sessions to understand business and technical requirements.
- Adhering to and following change management policies that facilitate a stable, well-documented network infrastructure that meets organizational requirements. This includes the creation, submission, review, and periodic representation of complex changes in weekly change management meetings.
- Documenting projects, support actions and other administrative artifacts to serve as reference material for fellow engineers and management staff
- Ensuring incidents and service requests adhere to established service level agreements (SLAs).
- Pursuing professional development opportunities through certifications, training, or conferences that enhance both technical and non-technical skillsets relevant to their role within the organization.
- Submitting written and verbal status reports as requested to management staff.
Network Administration
- Lead the deployment and sustainment of our enterprise Cisco Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) infrastructure.
- Deploy, configure, and manage SDN controllers and associated network components to build a cohesive, automated, and policy-driven network
- Serve as a high point of escalation for complex issues related to overlay networks, fabric management, and network virtualization.
- Resolve complex routing anomalies and analyze traffic flows to ensure maximum up time
- Create and maintain detailed network documentation, diagrams, and standard operating procedures. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
*This position is designed to be flexible, with responsibilities evolving to meet business needs and enable individual growth.
Qualifications:- Must be able to obtain TS security clearance.
- Deep understanding of the Cisco SD-WAN fabric architecture (vManage, vSmart, vBond, and WAN Edge routers).
- Proven expertise in designing, deploying, and managing the Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) solution.
- In-depth knowledge of routing protocols, including OMP, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP
- Strong understanding of core networking concepts such as LAN/WAN, VPN, QoS, and network security.
- Working knowledge of IPsec, TLS (Transport Layer Security), and firewall configurations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex network issues
- Experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) components including certificate authorities, hardware security modules, certificate revocation lists, certificate requests, and certificate installation
- Advanced knowledge of networking and systems administration; and the ability to troubleshoot problems
- Experience with traffic monitoring tools such as TCPDump, Wireshark as well as analyzing network traffic.
- Knowledge and experience working with Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and associated technologies preferred
- Experience with VXLAN network overlays
- Should be capable of organizing, tracking and managing multiple projects and deadlines
- Preferred applicants will also be familiar with government information assurance standards including DISA STIGs, NIST 800-53, IAVAs management, auditing and accreditation processes.
Preferred:- Experience with the design and architecture of a global SD-WAN infrastructure, with a focus on scalability, optimization, performance, and security while ensuring low latency, high availability, and efficient traffic routing.
- Experience deploying and configuring Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) components, including Manager, Controller, Validator, and cEdge routers.
- Experience deploying, configuring and managing Cisco IOS XE routers in autonomous mode.
- B.A or B.S. in a degree such as Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology or 7 years related experience.
- 7-10 years of experience in network engineering, with a minimum of 3-5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise routing, switching, and security, specifically in software-defined network (SDN) design and legacy WAN migration.
- Experience working in a healthcare environment.
- 8570 Compliant / CCNA OS cert
