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# Network Architect

- **Company:** Vertex, Inc.
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $153,899.0 - $156,312.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networks, High-Level Architecture, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Multi-protocol Systems, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Routing, Network Segmentation, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Ansible, Wide Area Networks, Workflow Management Systems, Network Routers, Scripting, Computer Network Operations, Juniper, Git, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco Switches, Software Version Control
- **Published:** June 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1f1bbade5f811210

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Traffic engineering?, We are seeking a Senior SD-WAN Network Architect to lead the design, implementation, and modernization of enterprise WAN environments. This role is ideal for a highly experienced network architect with deep expertise across multiple SD-WAN platforms and a proven track record delivering large-scale WAN transformation initiatives., · Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise network architectures.

· Strong hands-on SD-WAN design and deployment experience.

· Experience working with all three of the following platforms:

o Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

o Juniper Mist WAN Assurance & Session Smart Router

o Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN

· Advanced expertise in:

o BGP routing and policy design

o OSPF

o IPSec

o Traffic engineering

o Enterprise routing and switching

· Proven success leading WAN modernization and migration projects.

· Experience supporting production environments and collaborating with Network Operations teams.

· Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Preferred Technical Skills

· Git-based configuration management and version control workflows

· Ansible for network automation and configuration management

· Python scripting and API integration

· Network automation and orchestration tools

· Next-generation firewall technologies

· Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions

· Cloud networking and connectivity architectures

## Description

· Provide architecture, design, and implementation expertise across:

o Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

o Juniper Mist WAN Assurance & Session Smart Router

o Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN

· Lead SD-WAN transformation initiatives from design through deployment and operational handoff.

· Design and implement enterprise routing and switching solutions utilizing:

o BGP

o OSPF

o IPSec

o Quality of Service (QoS)

· Develop network segmentation strategies, policy frameworks, and multi-VRF architectures.

· Create and maintain High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), and architectural decision documentation.

· Develop test plans, validation procedures, and perform solution verification activities.

· Produce operational documentation, deployment records, and Day-2 support runbooks.

· Lead migrations from traditional WAN architectures including MPLS and DMVPN to modern SD-WAN platforms.

· Integrate SD-WAN solutions with next-generation firewall technologies and security architectures such as SASE and SSE.

· Design and implement cloud on-ramp connectivity for major cloud platforms.

· Serve as a senior technical resource for complex troubleshooting, escalations, and deployment support.


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