Jobs → Customer Support → Versa SD-WAN Platform Architect

About the Role We are seeking a senior Versa SD-WAN Platform Architect to lead the engineering, lab, and certification team responsible for validating Versa SD-WAN releases for a large-scale service provider environment. The architect will provide technical leadership across platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, release certification, lab strategy, testing, defect management, and production readiness. Key Responsibilities • Lead the overall Versa SD-WAN platform certification and release validation program. • Define certification strategy, test scope, lab architecture, and release acceptance criteria. • Provide technical leadership for platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and CPE certification activities. • Lead architecture reviews for Versa Director, Controller, Analytics, Concerto/Arbiter, and FlexVNF components. • Drive upgrade, migration, rollback, HA, resiliency, and disaster recovery validation activities. • Manage technical engagement with Versa Product Engineering, TAC, and customer engineering teams. • Review certification results, defect trends, risks, and mitigation plans. • Mentor and guide engineers responsible for lab build, automation, and certification testing. • Provide final technical signoff for production readiness and deployment recommendations Requirements • 15+ years of experience in networking and SD-WAN technologies • 5+ years of hands-on Versa SD-WAN experience • Expertise in Versa Director, Controller, Analytics, Concerto/Arbiter, and FlexVNF • Strong knowledge of SD-WAN architecture, segmentation, multi-tenancy, security, and service chaining • Experience with release upgrades, migrations, and platform lifecycle management • Proficiency in AWS, Azure, and GCP networking • Experience with cloud-hosted SD-WAN platforms • Knowledge of virtual networking, compute, storage, and security architectures • Linux/Ubuntu administration skills • Strong expertise in enterprise and service provider networking, including routing, switching, WAN technologies, network security, and cloud networking • Experience with BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, IPSec VPNs, QoS, traffic engineering, and application-aware routing