Role L Viptela SD-WAN Engineer

We are seeking a skilled Viptela SD-WAN Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in deploying, configuring, and managing Cisco Viptela SD-WAN solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a strong networking background, proficiency with enterprise WAN architectures, and experience in supporting large-scale SD-WAN environments.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, deploy, and manage Cisco Viptela SD-WAN infrastructure

- Configure and maintain SD-WAN components including vManage, vSmart, vBond, and vEdge/cEdge routers

- Integrate SD-WAN solutions with existing enterprise WAN, firewalls, and cloud platforms

- Create and manage SD-WAN policies including traffic routing, segmentation, and QoS

- Troubleshoot and resolve connectivity, performance, and policy-related issues

- Monitor network performance and availability using vManage dashboards and analytics

- Support firmware upgrades, patches, and regular health checks across SD-WAN infrastructure

- Collaborate with network engineering, security, and application teams for seamless delivery

- Document configurations, runbooks, network diagrams, and change management processes

Required Skills & Experience :

- Minimum 3 years of experience in SD-WAN engineering, with at least 2 years on Cisco Viptela

- Strong understanding of vManage, vSmart, vBond, and Edge device configurations

- Solid knowledge of IP routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) and WAN technologies

- Experience with application-aware routing, traffic steering, and path conditioning

- Familiarity with network security, IPSec VPNs, and ACLs in SD-WAN context

- Experience in troubleshooting using CLI, packet captures, and vManage tools

- Proficiency in creating and applying control and data policies

- Hands-on experience with cloud integration in SD-WAN deployments

Preferred / Bonus Skills :

- Cisco SD-WAN certification

- Scripting knowledge for SD-WAN automation

- Experience with ZTP

- Exposure to Cisco Umbrella, ThousandEyes, or Stealthwatch integrations

- Experience working in managed service provider or multi-tenant environments