[Remote] Senior Network WAN Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system dedicated to reimagining healthcare. The Senior Network WAN Engineer will own and optimize the enterprise WAN and SD-WAN environment, serving as the senior technical escalation point for complex WAN issues and driving continuous improvement of the network platform.
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
Skills
- 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
- 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred
- 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, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Viptela)
- Strong expertise in: Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, route redistribution, policy control), 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)
- Additional certifications strongly preferred: Cisco SD-WAN Specialist / Concentration exams, CCIE (Enterprise Infrastructure)
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
- Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
- Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
- Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
- Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
- Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
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