Network Specialist

About the Role

Accelerec is seeking a Senior SD-WAN Network Engineer / Arista Expert to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves designing, implementing, managing, and troubleshooting enterprise WAN and data center network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in SD-WAN technologies, Arista EOS, routing and switching, network security, and large-scale enterprise network deployments, with over 10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain SD-WAN solutions across enterprise and branch networks.
• Configure and troubleshoot Arista switches using Arista EOS.
• Implement and manage BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, VLANs, VXLAN, EVPN, and related routing and switching technologies.
• Design and optimize WAN connectivity, including MPLS, broadband, Internet, and IPsec VPN connectivity.
• Implement SD-WAN policies, traffic steering, application-aware routing, QoS, and high availability.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues involving packet loss, latency, routing instability, and connectivity.
• Integrate SD-WAN solutions with firewalls, cloud platforms, data centers, and existing network infrastructure.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and security using network monitoring and telemetry tools.
• Perform network upgrades, configuration changes, incident management, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop network diagrams, implementation plans, operational procedures, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, data center, and infrastructure teams.

Required Experience and Skills

• Over 10 years of experience in network engineering.
• Strong expertise in SD-WAN technologies.
• Proficiency with Arista EOS.
• In-depth knowledge of routing and switching protocols.
• Experience with network security principles and implementations.
• Demonstrated ability to deploy and manage large-scale enterprise networks.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, offering an opportunity to work within a professional team focused on advanced network infrastructure.