INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLATFORM ARCHITECT L2(CONTRACT)

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at :Experienced Senior network engineer required which aims to modernize and enhance the US network infrastructure to improve reliability, security, and user experience. Key initiatives include replacing end-of-life LAN network hardware and provisioning high-speed internet connectivity services overlayed with new CISCO SDWAN technology.Responsibilities :• Design, implement, and maintain WAN, LAN, and SDWAN infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability.• Provide technical expertise and strategic guidance on network architecture, upgrades, and emerging technologies to meet evolving business needs.• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, producing low-level designs and solution implementation.• Lead network projects, acting as both team leader and individual contributor to deliver on time and within budget.• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and managed service providers, ensuring requirements are understood and met effectively.• Create and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including configurations, designs, standards, and operational processes.• Assist with incidents & escalations related to networking services or performance, troubleshooting to resolution the problem areas as needed.• Ensure compliance with security and reliability standards, implementing best practices for network resilience and risk mitigation.• Produce and gain peer review approvals of RoC (Record of Change) documents for network changes.• Gain change management approvals for network changes by submitting well formed ServiceNow change requests with all required details.• Stay current with industry trends and technologies, recommending improvements and innovations to enhance network capabilities.• Prepare operational readiness: create/maintain configuration standards, as built documentation, and support runbooks; store artefacts in SharePoint; hand off for UTOC management.͏Key Skills and Expertise Required :• Minimum Cisco CCNP certification level requiredo CCIE certification is desirable• In depth knowledge of Wireless LAN and NAC solutions (Cisco WLAN, Cisco ISE, Aruba WLAN, Aruba ClearPass)• In depth knowledge of SD-WAN solutions (CISCO Viptela)• In depth knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), carrier WAN and Internet services.• In-depth knowledge of Cisco LAN switching technologies including STP, RSTP, MSTP, VLANs, EtherChannel and switch stacking.Proficient in configuring and troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches, implementing QoS, and managing network segmentation and redundancy.• Ability to produce detailed designs, implementation plans, and operational support documents.• Strong stakeholder engagement and coordination across multiple environments.Mandatory Skills: CISCO Wireless Admin. Experience: 8-10 Years.The expected compensation for this role ranges from $80,000 to $158,000 . Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience. Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options. Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law. 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