Network Engineering Advisor (Cisco SD-WAN, vManage, BGP, MPLS PE-CE)

Responsibilities • Manage Cisco SD-WAN implementation across enterprise customer environments, covering controller integration, WAN edge provisioning and site connectivity deployment. • Configure and administer Cisco SD-WAN controller components, specifically vManage, vSmart and vBond, including edge device registration and controller-based configuration management. • Perform hands-on onboarding and provisioning of Cisco cEdge and vEdge routers using vManage, CLI and feature templates. • Implement and troubleshoot BGP and OSPF routing across SD-WAN and MPLS environments, including VRF configuration, route maps, routing policies and service policies. • Handle MPLS WAN implementation activities involving PE and CE routers, including routing adjacency, interface configuration, WAN service activation and connectivity validation. • Execute migration activities from legacy MPLS/WAN infrastructure to Cisco SD-WAN, covering routing transitions, edge device integration, configuration changes and post-migration verification. • Configure centralized and localized SD-WAN policies, site topologies, routed and bridged network designs, and VRRP-based gateway redundancy. • Perform network lifecycle activities involving Cisco ISR 4000, ASR 1000, CSR1000v and VEdge platforms, including software upgrades, configuration maintenance and router decommissioning. • Troubleshoot complex enterprise WAN issues involving BGP/OSPF adjacency failures, routing inconsistencies, packet drops, latency and MPLS connectivity interruptions. • Coordinate network configuration cleanup and automation activities involving PE/CE routers, including collaboration with automation teams using XCONF. Requirements • Minimum 8 years of experience in network engineering, with substantial hands-on involvement in enterprise WAN implementation and routing. • Direct experience in Cisco SD-WAN deployment, migration and administration. • Mandatory practical experience with all three Cisco SD-WAN controller components: vManage, vSmart and vBond. • Must have hands-on experience provisioning both cEdge and vEdge routers, including device onboarding, CLI configuration and vManage feature templates. • Hands-on experience configuring, implementing and troubleshooting BGP and OSPF routing, including VRF, route maps and routing policies across enterprise WAN environments. • Mandatory experience in MPLS PE-CE architecture, including router configuration, WAN connectivity provisioning and routing integration. • Experience in executing MPLS/WAN-to-Cisco SD-WAN migration projects, including network transition, edge device integration, routing reconfiguration and post-migration validation. • Experience in configuring centralized and localized SD-WAN policies, implementing routed and bridged site topologies, and setting up VRRP for network redundancy. • Experience with Cisco ISR 4000, ASR 1000 or CSR1000v router platforms. • Exposure to XCONF-based network configuration automation, Cisco DNA Centre, Cisco PRIME or Cisco ISE is preferred. • Cisco certifications covering enterprise routing and switching, along with SD-WAN implementation is preferred.