Senior L4 Network Engineer Architect

A client with Kforce is seeking Senior L4 Network Engineer/Architect to join their team onsite in Los Angeles CA. The ideal candidate is someone who can lead the Cisco SD-WAN design conversation while still having enough WAN, MPLS, fiber, and LAN integration knowledge to ensure the solution works end to end.

Key Responsibilities: Cisco SD-WAN Deployment and Operations:

• Configure, deploy, troubleshoot, and support Cisco SD-WAN environments using centralized templates, policies, and device-level configurations
• Support Cisco SD-WAN edge platforms, including Cisco Catalyst 8000/8500, ISR, ASR, and other IOS-XE SD-WAN-capable platforms

Cisco SD-WAN Architecture and Solution Definition:

• Lead the design and definition of Cisco SD-WAN solutions for enterprise and mission-critical environments
• Develop SD-WAN architectures using MPLS, Internet, broadband, LTE/5G, private-line, and hybrid WAN transport models
• Define how Cisco SD-WAN overlays will operate across existing and future WAN underlays
• Design SD-WAN control, data, and management plane architecture using Cisco SD-WAN components such as vManage, vBond, vSmart, and Cisco WAN Edge routers
• Build and validate SD-WAN policies for application-aware routing, traffic steering, segmentation, path preference, SLA-based forwarding, failover, and resiliency
• Define transport-side and service-side VPN designs, including how WAN edge devices connect into LAN, firewall, data center, and cloud environments
• Lead SD-WAN migration planning from legacy WAN or MPLS-centric environments to modern Cisco SD-WAN architectures
• Establish SD-WAN design standards, implementation templates, validation methods, and operational handoff documentation