SDWAN Network Architect

at Insight Global, LLC in Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a senior network engineer who specialized in large- scale network modernization projects across dozens of sites. You will be working with a small team to help with a global modernization program. You will be apart of a small team working to design and execute SD-WAN deployments, migrating networks from MPLS to broadband, upgrading Cisco infrastructure and firewalls, and creating detailed implementation documentation that local field technicians can follow during cutovers. You will work with a team of field admins to replace end of life edge routers and firewalls, refresh LAN switching, upgrading wireless, re-IP’ing overlapping subnets and decommissioning legacy WAN circuits across roughly 100 sites. You will lead remote engineering, build the implementation packages, and run cutovers remotely. This is a 6 month contract to hire role hybrid in Kansas City.

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Skills and Requirements

10+ years hands-on enterprise networking in multi-site environments (50+ sites)

Production SD-WAN experience – Silver Peak / HPE Aruba EdgeConnect strongly preferred

Must have built orchestrator templates and executed cutovers, not just monitored an existing overlay. Viptela, VeloCloud, or Versa acceptable only with a strong story on platform ramp.

Cisco ISR and Catalyst 9K deployment depth, plus legacy 2960/3560/3750 migration

Network migration experience ASA-to-NGFW policy migration; Check Point preferred

MPLS-to-broadband WAN cutovers with carrier coordination

IP re-addressing at scale

Proven remote-delivery model – can write an implementation package (design, config, IP plan, port map, cutover plan, rollback plan, test plan) precise enough for a non-specialist field tech to execute, and run the cutover remotely CCNP Enterprise or CCIE; Aruba or Silver Peak certification

AireOS-to-IOS-XE wireless controller migrations

Nexus / NX-OS

Config automation – Ansible, Python, or orchestrator templating

Manufacturing or industrial environment experience; heavy change-control culture