- Deep hands-on experience in design, deployment, and troubleshooting of Cisco Viptela SD-WAN solutions.
- Expertise in SD-WAN policies, templates, vManage, vSmart, vBond, and edge device configurations.
Network Design & Documentation**:
- Proven experience in creating Bill of Materials (BOM), High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), and Deployment Guides.
Implementation Experience**:
- Strong background in both Greenfield and Brownfield network deployments.
- Ability to lead and execute end-to-end network transformation projects.
Cross-Technology Knowledge:
- Working knowledge of LAN, WLAN, Firewalls, and Infoblox (IPAM/DNS/DHCP).
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Experience working with Agile Release Trains (ARTs), Operations Teams,
and Customer Stakeholders including Technology Landscape Owners (TLOs) and Project Managers.
Good-to-Have
Technical Competencies:
- Cisco Certified Specialist Enterprise SDWAN Implementation
- Familiarity with Cloud Networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Exposure to Network Automation tools (Python, Ansible).
- Understanding of Zero Trust and SASE architectures.
- Experience with Network Monitoring Tools (SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, etc.).
Behavioural Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and requirements.
- Self-driven with a learning mindset and ability to apply recent knowledge rapidly.