Senior Network Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Sr. L4 Network Engineer/Architect for a 12-month contract job with a client in Los Angeles, CA (onsite). Pay Range: $65-$70/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Ideal Profile The ideal candidate is a senior network engineer who can lead the Cisco SD-WAN design conversation while still having enough WAN, MPLS, fiber, and LAN integration knowledge to ensure the solution works end to end. This person should be able to define how SD-WAN overlays are built across MPLS and Internet transports, how routing and segmentation should work, how applications should be steered across available paths, how failover should behave, and how the WAN edge connects into the broader LAN, firewall, and data center environment. They should also understand the physical reality behind the design — how the carrier circuit enters the building, how fiber is terminated and patched, how the handoff reaches the WAN edge router, and how that router connects into the LAN or security stack. The right candidate brings a strong combination of Cisco SD-WAN expertise, routing depth, WAN architecture experience, fiber/handoff awareness, troubleshooting discipline, documentation rigor, and senior-level communication skills. Key Responsibilities We are seeking a Senior L4 Network Engineer / Architect with strong expertise in Cisco SD-WAN architecture, enterprise WAN design, MPLS routing, and fiber-based WAN/LAN integration. This role will be responsible for defining and leading the SD-WAN portion of the solution, including how Cisco SD-WAN will be designed, deployed, integrated, and supported across MPLS, Internet, broadband, LTE/5G, and other WAN transport options. The ideal candidate is a senior technical leader who understands how to build and operate Cisco SD-WAN environments over complex underlays, including MPLS and carrier Ethernet services. While deep MPLS knowledge is important, this role is not limited to traditional MPLS engineering. The primary need is for someone who can define how the SD-WAN overlay should operate, how it integrates with existing WAN and LAN environments, and how it supports routing, segmentation, performance, resiliency, security, and operational requirements. This person must also understand how WAN services physically enter a site, including carrier handoffs, fiber termination, optics, demarcation points, WAN edge routers, firewalls, and LAN aggregation infrastructure. The role requires hands‑on technical depth, architectural judgment, troubleshooting discipline, and the ability to guide engineering teams through complex design, implementation, migration, and escalation scenarios. Required Qualifications 10+ years of enterprise or service provider network engineering experience, with significant hands‑on responsibility for WAN, routing, and production network environments. Strong hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting Cisco SD-WAN solutions. Strong understanding of Cisco SD-WAN architecture, including overlay/underlay design, vManage, vBond, vSmart, WAN edge routing, templates, policies, and centralized management. Experience building Cisco SD-WAN solutions over MPLS, Internet, broadband, LTE/5G, and hybrid WAN transports. Strong routing expertise with BGP, OSPF, IS‑IS, EIGRP, route redistribution, route filtering, route maps, prefix lists, communities, and policy‑based routing. Working knowledge of MPLS services, including L3VPN, L2VPN, VRFs, PE/CE routing, QoS, and carrier handoff models. Hands‑on experience with Cisco WAN edge and routing platforms such as Cisco Catalyst 8000/8500, ASR, ISR, or equivalent enterprise/service provider platforms. Strong understanding of how WAN circuits physically terminate into customer environments, including carrier handoffs, fiber, optics, routers, switches, firewalls, and LAN aggregation devices. Ability to troubleshoot across multiple layers, including physical fiber, carrier services, routing, SD‑WAN overlays, QoS, firewall integration, and application performance. Experience leading technical cutovers, site migrations, WAN transformations, circuit turn‑ups, and high‑risk maintenance windows. Ability to create clear technical documentation, diagrams, implementation plans, validation plans, and operational handoff materials. Strong communication skills with the ability to explain Cisco SD‑WAN, WAN, routing, and fiber concepts to technical teams, project teams, and client stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Active or previous CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCIE Service Provider, CCNP Enterprise, or equivalent senior‑level certification. Advanced experience with Cisco SD‑WAN templates, centralized policies, localized policies, segmentation, application‑aware routing, and large‑scale deployment models. Experience integrating Cisco SD‑WAN with firewalls, SASE platforms, cloud connectivity, data centers, remote sites, and campus LAN environments. Experience with DWDM, dark fiber, optical transport, optical power budgeting, OTDR testing, fiber route diversity, and carrier Ethernet services. Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, NetFlow, packet brokers, or similar tools. Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Python, REST APIs, Git, or infrastructure‑as‑code workflows. Experience supporting mission‑critical environments with strict uptime, change control, SLA, and operational readiness requirements. Experience working directly with carriers, fiber providers, field engineers, construction teams, vendors, and client stakeholders. If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at View email address on click.appcast.io Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/DisabledBenefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client‑recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: The California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance #J-18808-Ljbffr Akkodis