Network Consulting Engineer - SDWAN

Network (incl: IIoT, SD-WAN, & ThousandEyes)

Job Id: 1437745

Meet the Team

Our Consulting Engineers are a key part of the Customer Experience (CX) team, delivering Business Critical Services that drive success for our customers. Combining Cisco Analytics and Knowledge with team’s technical expertise, we help customers unlock value, cultivate innovation, and accelerate network adoption.

We guide them in reducing risk, driving innovation, and optimizing their networks to align with business objectives. As trusted advisors and authorities, we train our customers to better understand their networks, minimize risks, and fully leverage technology.

We participate closely with Cisco Engineering to advocate innovation on behalf of our customers, serving as a liaison to keep them informed about upcoming advancements and helping them lead the way in technological breakthroughs.

Your Impact

As a Cisco SD-WAN Consulting Engineer, you'll transform customer network architectures. Using your software-defined networking expertise, you'll collaborate with clients to assess needs, design and implement customized SD-WAN solutions, and ensure optimal performance and security.

Your responsibilities will include crafting high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD), acceptance test plans (ATP), and offering technical expertise on outstanding practices.

You’ll also conduct network assessments, offer recommendations for improvements, and deliver comprehensive documentation and training to train customers in handling their SD-WAN environments.

Your innovative ideas will help drive improved network performance, scalability, and reliability, ensuring the successful implementation and long-term success of SD-WAN solutions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Shown 8 years of experience as a Network Consulting Engineer or in a similar role, specializing in Cisco SD-WAN.
• Proficiency understanding of networking protocols, concepts, and architectures, particularly in software-defined networks.
• Practical experience with Cisco SD-WAN technologies and related networking equipment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the capacity to work independently or as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication both verbal and written, with the ability to convey involved technical information to non-technical interested parties.
• Ability to provide high-level crisis management through anticipation of issues, problems or events and actively resolving them with the Customer and Partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to solve technical problems.
• Ability to multi-task and self-start in a fast-paced team-based atmosphere and work independently, if requested.
• Cisco certifications (e.g., CCNP Enterprise, CCIE Enterprise) are highly recommended.

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