SD-WAN Architect (Remote)

SD-WAN Architect

Location: Houston, TX // Duration: 12 months with strong possibility of extension

Rate: $90/hr + expenses

SD-WAN Experience Multi Site Deployment

Security Palo alto firewalls Multi deployment

BGP/OSPF

CCIE level resource

Need someone with extensive experience with the migration of field sites (large rollouts) with 5 to 10 years experience, CCNP-CCIE level (Palo Alto/Riverbed etc.)- Any Firewall technology experience etc..

Hands-on experience with SD WAN or wireless management experience

Need documented experience supporting multiple site migration & implementations/upgrades

Need experience interpreting site design plans and implementing them at the field sites.

Do not need design experience around wireless AP placement. Does not need to know how to design AP placement but must be able to review AP placement design & provide feedback/acceptance of design.

Multi-site travel still involved as needed

This is the requirement

Document multiple site migration or site implementation experience, the resource must have extensive experience with site design, implementation & migration related to LAN/WAN

The right candidate will have experience in an upgrade or migrations supporting multiple site engagements.

The candidate must be based in Houston and will travel to Alaska and Wayne, NJ (billable travel) for extended periods and can possibly work remotely some weeks in between.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

This resource must be a seasoned traveler and have good customer interaction skills. The resource will be based in Houston and travel to Anchorage, Alaska and Wayne, NJ as needed to perform site design and migrations. Experience Level

Expert Level

Performance Expectations

• Network Engineer/Network Architect: Both roles have the same base skillset (More LAN than WAN))

• Critical skill: The resource must have documented network rollout/site migration exp (site design & implementation)- both resources:

• Architect will have more significantly more design experience than Engineer. The customer is asking for the Engineer to have some design experience.

• Critical Skill: Aruba-WLAN (Cisco ISE is secondary option)

• Critical Skill: The Architect must have documented experience creating site designs in Visio corresponding with site migrations/upgrades.

- (1 person on the team needs documented Firewall migration & implementation experience + have experience with policies (pref. Palo Alto but can be Cisco or Juniper

- Critical skill: LAN (pref. Aruba but can be others)-CRITICAL (HP Switch)

• FYI: There are 50 to 100 LAN Switches per site-All Aruba. The resource needs documented experience with LAN switch migrations-Aruba is highly preferred

- The resource must have documented Aruba WLAN (Aruba preferred but can be others..)

- Any documented SD WAN is a bonus. (there is not a lot of people w/ this skills & so it's a nice to have)- not critical (Only 2 devices out of 100 devices are related to SD WAN)

• Typical Day:

• Architect: Based on site survey data, this resource creates/builds the site design in Visio based on the standard network guidelines

• Review design requirements and analyzes:

o How many closets does the site have?

o Use general network standards to make create the design

Engineer: This resource would test the design based on the Architect’s creation….verify space available, placement of hardware & check modifications of design/edit. Then communicate back any recommendations to the Architect help prepare the site for the implementation/migration

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $90.00 /hour

Contract Renewal:

• Likely

Work Location:

• Multiple locations