Senior Network Engineer SD-WAN

Senior Network Engineer – SD-WAN

Experience: 6–10 Years

Location: Chennai/Bangalore – India

Role Summary

The Senior Network Engineer – SD-WAN) is responsible for end-to-end delivery, optimization, and operational excellence of enterprise SD-WAN and core networking solutions. The role requires advanced hands-on expertise in SD-WAN technologies, strong routing and switching skills, and ownership of complex network environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead design, implementation, and support of Cisco or Versa SD-WAN solutions

- Provide advanced troubleshooting across SD-WAN overlay and underlay networks

- Design and support enterprise Routing & Switching environments

- Own critical incidents, root cause analysis, and preventive measures

- Drive network optimization, performance, and stability initiatives

- Support large-scale changes, migrations, and service rollouts

- Collaborate with customers, service providers, and cross-functional teams

- Mentor junior engineers and support technical upskilling

Mandatory Skills & Technology Requirements

- SD-WAN Technologies: Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela) or Versa SD-WAN (mandatory)

- Routing & Switching: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP (expert level – mandatory)

- Cisco routing and switching platforms (mandatory)

- Enterprise WAN architecture and troubleshooting

Additional Skills & Knowledge

- Network security fundamentals (Firewalls, VPNs, ACLs)

- Traffic engineering and performance optimization

- WAN service provider coordination

- ITIL service management processes

Required Skills & Experience

- 6–10 years of experience in enterprise or service provider networking roles

- Proven hands-on expertise in SD-WAN and Routing & Switching

- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills

- Excellent communication and stakeholder interaction skills

- Ownership mindset with high delivery accountability