Cisco Viptela (SDWAN) (6-10 Years)

Role & responsibilities

Desired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)

Must-Have**

Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela)**:

• 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 new knowledge rapidly.

Preferred candidate profile