SDWAN Network Engineer

Job Title: SDWAN Network Engineer

Location: Bournemouth, UK (Hybrid)

Job Type: 1 year FTC

Network Design:

Evaluate network requirements and collaborate with teams to create scalable, secure, and resilient network architectures

Develop and maintain comprehensive design documentation

Lead the deployment and configuration of network hardware/software

Create implementation runbooks

Automate deployment of configuration and validation across network landscape

Integrate new technologies into existing network systems to enhance performance and reliability

Performance Optimization

Analyze and improve network performance to ensure seamless operational efficiency

Identify and implement best practices for network management and security

Technical Expertise

• SDWAN knowledge (operational plane: Management Plane, orchestration plane, control plane, data plane) and working experience on FortiGate SDWAN.
• Migration experience of SDWAN and its deployment to another vendor.
• Advance routing for SDWAN.
• Experience on LAN/WAN, DC Technologies for installations, upgrades, and migration activities – Routing, Switching, and MPLS.
• Good experience in using Cisco Nexus and ACI Infrastructure.
• Hands-on with LAN/WAN technologies like Vlan, VTP,STP,HSRP IPSec VPN, MPLS, Lease Line, OSPF,BGP, VDC,VPC.
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, and IP management tools; familiarity with scripting and APIs as they relate to network automation.

Required Skills:

8 – 10 years of IT networking experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English)

Minimum 5 Years of Network Design and planning experience

Relevant certifications: Cisco CCNP/CCIE.