Key Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise network assessments across LAN, WAN, WLAN, Data Center, and Hybrid Cloud environments.
- Evaluate Cisco switching, wireless, Meraki, SD-WAN, VeloCloud, and Cisco ACI architectures.
- Review routing, switching, segmentation, resiliency, failover, security, and cloud connectivity designs.
- Identify architecture gaps, operational risks, single points of failure, and scalability challenges.
- Develop target-state architectures, transformation strategies, and remediation roadmaps.
- Conduct stakeholder workshops and present findings to both technical teams and executive leadership.
- Deliver executive-level reports including network assessments, gap analyses, and strategic recommendations.
Required Experience
- 12+ years of enterprise network experience.
- Strong expertise in:
- Cisco SD-WAN
- Cisco Meraki
- Cisco ACI / Software Defined Networking (SDN)
- Cisco Enterprise Routing & Switching
- VeloCloud SD-WAN
- Network Security Architecture
- Hybrid Cloud Connectivity (AWS/Azure)
- Experience with network resiliency, disaster recovery, segmentation, firewalls, IDS/IPS, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and operational monitoring.