# SD-WAN Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sd-wan SD-WAN, or Software-Defined Wide Area Network, is a networking technology that uses software-based control to manage and optimize connectivity across multiple locations, such as branch offices connecting to a company's data centers or cloud services. It abstracts network hardware management to a centralized software controller, allowing IT teams to dynamically route traffic across multiple connection types (like broadband, LTE, and MPLS) for better performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. It's used by network engineers and IT administrators at multi-site organizations to replace or augment traditional WAN architectures. ## SD-WAN in the job market - Open roles: 28 - Employers hiring: 11 - Last checked: September 13, 2026 ## Asked for alongside SD-WAN Measured from the 28 open roles that name SD-WAN, not from a curated list. - [VPN Clients](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vpn-clients) — 17 roles (60.7%) - [Automotive Ethernet](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/automotive-ethernet) — 13 roles (46.4%) - [VoIP Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/voip-systems) — 12 roles (42.9%) - [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 7 roles (25.0%) - [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 6 roles (21.4%) - [Ansible](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ansible) — 6 roles (21.4%) - [Network Security](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/network-security) — 6 roles (21.4%) - [Cold Calling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cold-calling) — 5 roles (17.9%) ## Seniority of these roles - Mid: 9 (33%) - Senior: 16 (59%) - Lead / Staff / Principal: 1 (4%) - Management: 1 (4%) From 27 roles whose posting states a level. ## Roles that use SD-WAN - [Account Executive](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/account-executive) — 9 - [Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/network-engineer) — 5 - [Network Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/network-architect) — 2 - [Director of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-operations) — 1 - [Help Desk Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/help-desk-technician) — 1 - [Sales Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-manager) — 1 ## Employers hiring for SD-WAN - [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 13 open roles - [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 4 open roles - [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — 2 open roles - [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — 2 open roles - [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — 1 open role - [Astranis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/astranis) — 1 open role Related skills: [Network Security](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/network-security), [Wide Area Networks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/wide-area-networks), [HPE Aruba Networking](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/hpe-aruba-networking), [MPLS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/mpls), [Network Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/network-engineering), [Cisco Meraki](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cisco-meraki), [Multiprotocol Label Switching](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/multiprotocol-label-switching) ## Open roles requiring SD-WAN (28) - [Global Network Security Engineer (Remote)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a1b44d77-fc87-4a6a-8137-6dce187b64e5/global-network-security-engineer-remote-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Stamford, CT · Remote - [Sr Network Engineer / Architect, Global Network & Security – Alpharetta, GA, Boston, MA or Billerica, MA Hybrid](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0a5022ab-08f1-4b1a-a4e1-78c1e4c82813/sr-network-engineer-architect-global-network-security-alpharetta-ga-boston-ma) at [Cabot Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cabot-corporation) — Full-time, $143,650 – $214,900 - [Outside Business Development - Central Pennsylvania Territory](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9607f422-140e-4d0c-a709-6b3d10543aee/outside-business-development-central-pennsylvania-territory-at-blue-ridge) at [Blue Ridge Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-ridge-communications) — Full-time, Palmerton, PA - [Network Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c73bf3b0-ce17-48dc-b6dc-a010fdc98628/network-solutions-architect-at-andersen-corporation) at [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — Oak Park, MN, $111,137 – $172,263 - [Network Engineer- WAN (Sr. Consultant level)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c50da90a-9fab-46d7-a2c1-0cd752c85125/network-engineer-wan-sr-consultant-level-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, Ashburn, VA, $152,200 – $243,700 - [Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1b54ab5b-60ea-44c8-af27-3541925d59d5/network-engineer-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — $109,200 – $174,600 - [Nettverksarkitekt – Bygg Norges Sovereign AI Cloud](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/55964775-249c-4c0d-a521-cb02e7fccdf5/nettverksarkitekt-bygg-norges-sovereign-ai-cloud-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — Full-time - [HD Analyst II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d91d8252-7c3e-4e81-b503-acb3a4c5eebf/hd-analyst-ii-at-rbi) at [RBI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rbi) — Corp - Syracuse Corporate Office - [Director, Global Network Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eefb5cc3-5984-46ec-8b82-9eccc107c025/director-global-network-operations-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, Phoenix, AZ, $188,330 – $363,860 - [Strategic Enterprise Account Executive](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/552fcf63-0401-4c68-a000-d48f88871564/strategic-enterprise-account-executive-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — $97,500 – $140,833 All 28 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=e6f114ef-815a-474c-a9d6-1e68ebf9fac5