Sr Technical Consultant

Orange Business is here!

About us

Join us at Orange Business!We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.

About the role

Lead the design, deployment, and support of Meraki solutions across our enterprise and branch environments.

Design end-to-end Cisco Meraki cloud-managed network architectures

Define reference architectures for:

• Campus LAN (MS, MR)
• Branch and WAN (MX SD-WAN)
• Remote workforce and micro-branches

Architect high availability, resiliency, and scalability models

  Design multi-org, multi-network Meraki dashboard architectures

  Define licensing strategy, org structure, and network segmentation

 

Deployment Strategy & Execution

• Lead large-scale Meraki deployments:

Greenfield and brownfield migrations

Legacy Cisco / non-Cisco to Meraki transitions

• Define zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) models
• Drive standardized configuration templates and profiles
• Oversee on-site and remote implementation teams
• Validate deployments against design and acceptance criteria

Meraki SD-WAN & WAN Design

• Design Meraki SD-WAN architectures using MX appliances
• Define:

WAN uplink strategies (DIA, MPLS, LTE/5G)

Traffic shaping, VPN topologies (Hub-Spoke / Full Mesh)

Application-aware policies and QoS

• Integrate Meraki SD-WAN with:

Third-party firewalls

Cloud providers (AWS / Azure)

SASE and security services

 

Wireless Design (Meraki MR)

• Lead enterprise wireless design using Meraki MR
• Define:

WLAN architecture and SSID strategy

RF design principles and capacity planning

High-density and location analytics use cases

• Support wireless assurance and performance optimization

Security & Policy Architecture

• Design Meraki security architecture:

L3/L7 firewall rules

IDS/IPS and content filtering

Client VPN and site-to-site VPN

• Align Meraki security design with Zero Trust principles
• Integrate Meraki with:

Cisco Umbrella

SASE platforms

Identity providers (where applicable)

 

 

 

About you

Cloud Operations & Governance

• Define operational models for:

Day-0 / Day-1 / Day-2 operations

Change and release management

• Design alerting, monitoring, and reporting using Meraki Dashboard
• Establish role-based access control (RBAC) and audit policies
• Ensure compliance, logging, and visibility requirements

Automation & API Integration

• Design automation using:

Meraki REST APIs

Python-based automation scripts

• Integrate Meraki with:

ITSM tools (ServiceNow)

Monitoring and AIOps platforms

• Enable configuration drift management and compliance checks
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• Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist
• CCNP Enterprise
• CCIE (added advantage)
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• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco Meraki technologies.

Cisco Meraki Portfolio

• Deep hands-on expertise with:

MX (Security & SD-WAN)

MS (Switching)

MR (Wireless)

• Strong understanding of Meraki Dashboard architecture and behaviour
• Multi-org and large-scale Meraki deployments

Networking & WAN

• Strong fundamentals in:

Routing and switching

VPN technologies

WAN optimization and QoS

• Experience integrating Meraki with traditional enterprise networks

Security

• Practical experience with:

Firewalling, IDS/IPS

Secure remote access

 

Automation & Programmability

• Hands-on experience with:

Meraki APIs

Python scripting

• Understanding of DevNet and Infrastructure as Code concepts

Tools & Platforms

• Cisco Meraki Dashboard
• Cisco Umbrella (preferred)
• Python, REST APIs
• ITSM platforms (ServiceNow)
• Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure – preferred)

Soft Skills

• Strong customer-facing and design articulation skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable designs
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills

 

 

You bring rigor, passion for challenges, and determination. You seek the opportunity to expand your expertise, achieve your goals, and thrive.

What we offer

• Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.• Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).• Professional Development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.• Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.• Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.• Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.

Only your skills matter

Regardless of your age, gender identity, race, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marital status, neurotype, disability, veteran status or appearance, we encourage diversity within our teams because it is a strength for the collective and a vector of innovation. Orange Group is a disabled-friendly company and equal opportunity employer: don't hesitate to tell us about your specific needs.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, deployment, and support of Meraki solutions across our enterprise and branch environments.

Design end-to-end Cisco Meraki cloud-managed network architectures


Define reference architectures for:


- Campus LAN (MS, MR)


- Branch and WAN (MX SD-WAN)


- Remote workforce and micro-branches


Architect high availability, resiliency, and scalability models


  Design multi-org, multi-network Meraki dashboard architectures


  Define licensing strategy, org structure, and network segmentation


 
Deployment Strategy & Execution


- Lead large-scale Meraki deployments:


Greenfield and brownfield migrations


Legacy Cisco / non-Cisco to Meraki transitions


- Define zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) models


- Drive standardized configuration templates and profiles


- Oversee on-site and remote implementation teams


- Validate deployments against design and acceptance criteria


- Meraki SD-WAN & WAN Design


- Design Meraki SD-WAN architectures using MX appliances


- Define:


WAN uplink strategies (DIA, MPLS, LTE/5G)


Traffic shaping, VPN topologies (Hub-Spoke / Full Mesh)


Application-aware policies and QoS


- Integrate Meraki SD-WAN with:


Third-party firewalls


Cloud providers (AWS / Azure)


SASE and security services
 
Wireless Design (Meraki MR)


- Lead enterprise wireless design using Meraki MR


- Define:


WLAN architecture and SSID strategy


RF design principles and capacity planning


High-density and location analytics use cases


- Support wireless assurance and performance optimization


Security & Policy Architecture


- Design Meraki security architecture:


L3/L7 firewall rules


IDS/IPS and content filtering


Client VPN and site-to-site VPN


- Align Meraki security design with Zero Trust principles


- Integrate Meraki with:


Cisco Umbrella


SASE platforms


Identity providers (where applicable)