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SDWAN Architect

IS3
York, NY Contractor
POSTED ON 5/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/11/2026

This is a W2 only role, we cannot work with third party vendors

On site 3 days/week in New York, NY or Jersey City, NJ

SD WAN

  • Cisco Catalyst SD WAN
  • Juniper Mist WAN Assurance and Session Smart Router
  • Arista VeloCloud SD WAN

Can work from the New York or Jersey City location

Occasional after hours nights/weekend, it will be minimal but need a candidate open to it

Our enterprise banking client is looking for a Senior SD WAN Network Architect.

Position Overview:

The Senior SD WAN Network Architect will provide architectural leadership and hands on delivery for modern WAN transformations. This role partners closely with customer stakeholders, implementation teams, and operations to design, deploy, and transition resilient SD WAN solutions into steady state operations.

Responsibilities:

Provide architectural fluency across Cisco Catalyst SD WAN, Juniper Mist WAN Assurance with Session Smart Router, and Arista VeloCloud SD WAN

Lead design and hands on deployment for at least one SD WAN platform in production environments

Design and implement enterprise routing and switching solutions including BGP, OSPF, IPSec, and Quality of Service

Develop policy constructs, multi VRF designs, and network segmentation strategies

Author high level designs and low level designs and maintain architectural decision records with clear design rationale

Create test plans, validation procedures, and execute design verification activities

Produce as built documentation, test results, and Day 2 operational runbooks for customer NOC handoff

Execute migrations from legacy WAN architectures such as DMVPN and traditional MPLS to SD WAN platforms

Integrate SD WAN solutions with inline next generation firewall technologies and adjacent security architectures including Secure Service Edge and Secure Access Service Edge

Implement cloud on ramp connectivity for at least one major cloud provider

Serve as a senior technical responder during deployments, escalations, and complex troubleshooting bridge calls

Qualifications:

Expert level experience in enterprise networking with deep routing and switching fundamentals

Demonstrated experience with BGP overlay designs including route reflection, communities, and policy control

Strong working knowledge of OSPF, IPSec, and traffic engineering concepts

Proven ability to lead WAN transformation initiatives from design through implementation and operational transition

Experience collaborating with operations teams and supporting production environments during high impact events

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to varied audiences

Tools and Technologies:

Cisco Catalyst SD WAN

Juniper Mist WAN Assurance and Session Smart Router

Arista VeloCloud SD WAN

Git based configuration management with peer review workflows

Ansible for network configuration management

Python for automation and SD WAN controller API integration

Network security platforms including next generation firewalls and SASE related services

Salary : $65 - $80

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