WAN Engineer

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for Network Engineer -Location: Dearborn, MI (Hybrid)

For quick apply, please reach out to Rishi Sharma at /

Open to W2 candidates only!



Position Description:



We are looking for a seasoned Senior WAN Engineering professional to join our diverse and experienced Global WAN Engineering team. The WAN Engineering team defines the Global Wide Area Network connectivity solutions that ensure required communications and data is highly available and reliably exchanged within the Globally Distributed Wide Area Network. The team facilitates the support of the WAN planning team for strategic initiatives and Network Operations team on WAN technologies of software and hardware. The team performs the evaluation, lab testing and validation of existing and emerging technologies on WAN technology applications, capacity, lifecycle to establish defined operational standards. Together our team works to understand the changing networking world, identify new opportunities, and take action to design and innovate for the future of secure network connectivity.



Responsibilities:

Engineering of global deployment of WAN solutions. Perform platform, configuration, testing WAN technologies to establish standards on installation, configuration, operations, and management. Perform reviews of WAN infrastructure to ensure they comply with configuration and security standards. Define requirements for new WAN solutions, including technical specifications and timing details. Test and consult as new services as technologies evolve. Provide 3rd-level technical support to on-site and central operations personnel. Engineer and consultant to develop and implement standard designs, support processes, and strategies.Participate in ongoing audits, security reviews, consulting requests and change control reviews. Manage





Skills Required:

Core understanding of global WAN and Telecommunications Technologies in particular TCP/IP networks, routing, switching, load balancing, Cloud & SaaS Cloud technologies, SD-WAN, IPsec, QOS, VoIP, OSPF, LDAP, SMTP, Proxy servers, Load-Balancers and network security protocols. Understanding of Security principles, IPS, Firewall, Proxy, technologies. Strong written and verbal communication skills knowledge of Agile practices and Design Thinking Process High degree of self-motivation and multitaskingGood knowledge of telecommunications and associated network services.Willingness to learn and to adopt to new technologies, processes, and methods.Service oriented behavior and customer focused attitude are essential.Experienced in aspects of project management.Team Player in the global team. Due to the global role sound knowledge of the English language is essential.



Skills Preferred:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of applications, Microsoft Project, VisioAbility to effectively use collaboration tools such as MS Teams, WebEx teams.



Experience Required:

Experience and knowledge of routers and switches installation, cabling, loading, configuration, testing, and the development with reporting of various testing scenarios that lead to global production applications.Experience and knowledge of IPSEC, MPLS, GRE tunnels, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP with multiple areas over variety of WAN transport with deep understanding of BGP protocol and peering. Experience and extensive knowledge with Cisco Catalyst 9K, 8300, 8500 - ASR & ISR platforms with execution on Native and SD-WAN environments. Experience and detailed theoretical understanding of: WAN/LAN Technologies, Cloud technologies, SD-WAN, IPsec, QOS, VoIP, OSPF, LDAP, SMTP, Proxy servers, Load-Balancers, and network security protocols. Experienced and knowledge with physical cabling media & connectivity methods Ethernet, Fiber/ Optical, LAB environment testing methodologies,Experienced and knowledge with performance monitoring tools, packet captures and analysis,Experienced and knowledge with virtualization, API integration, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6 , Cellular (4G 5G ), preforming hardware and software evaluation based on WAN technologies - application, capacity, life-cycle management that standardize connectivity options, various failover & high availability designs. Can create, develop, or validate operational materials and runbooks.Experienced and knowledge with wide range IP infrastructure applications, e.g. DNS, SMTP, NTP, IMAP, RADIUS, FTP Understanding of Pivotal Cloud Foundry Azure & Google Cloud Platform Working knowledge of collaboration tools to work and communicate effectively across teams of various levels - WebEx Teams, MSTeams, Miro and MicroSoft Office Suite, Slack

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, Information Science, Computer Engineering, or similar programs 5+ years' experience with Cisco WAN and SDWAN 5+ years' experience with Network management in a large organization, and SaaS, Cloud based networking. 5+ years' experience configuring and implementing BGP, GRE, IPSec VPN solutions. 5 +years' experience configuring and implementing Cisco ISA, ASA, Catalyst hardware and associated operating system * Certification in CCNA, CCND, PMP



**Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives***

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process including interviews and job offers.



About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are CMM Level 5 company.