Senior Network WAN Engineer
About The Position
Ascension is seeking a Senior Network WAN Engineer to join their Core Tech Network department. This remote role involves owning and optimizing the enterprise WAN and SD-WAN environment, ensuring resilient, high-performance connectivity across geographically distributed locations and critical business operations. The engineer will serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex WAN and routing issues, leading root-cause analysis and restoring service across large-scale, multi-site production networks. Additionally, they will drive continuous improvement of the network platform through SD-WAN optimization, upgrades, migrations, and operational enhancements across Cisco Meraki and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN environments.
Requirements
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
- 8–10+ years of hands-on network engineering experience
- Proven experience supporting large-scale, geographically distributed WAN environments
- Expert-level experience with: Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
- Expert-level experience with: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela)
- Strong expertise in: Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, policy control)
- Strong expertise in: WAN operations, failover, and traffic optimization
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-site network issues under pressure
- Experience working in mission-critical, high-availability environments
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Nice To Haves
- 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
- Additional certifications strongly preferred: Cisco SD-WAN Specialist / Concentration exams
- Additional certifications strongly preferred: CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure)
Responsibilities
- Own and optimize the enterprise WAN and SD-WAN environment, ensuring resilient, high-performance connectivity across geographically distributed locations and critical business operations.
- Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex WAN and routing issues, leading root-cause analysis and restoring service across large-scale, multi-site production networks.
- Drive continuous improvement of the network platform through SD-WAN optimization, upgrades, migrations, and operational enhancements across Cisco Meraki and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN environments.
Benefits
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
