Senior WAN Engineer

Role: WAN Engineer

Location: Berkeley Height NJ

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description:

What does a great Wan Engineer III do?

• A Client WAN Engineer will be the interface to both the Client Business Units and their customers to provide the best-in-class design and deployment for remote customer network connectivity enabling the consumption of all Client services.
• A Client WAN Engineer will work hand in hand within the team and also with other Network Engineering teams, Network Operations and development teams to collaborate on automation ideas to help enhance network deployments both increasing productivity and delivering to market sooner which will result in greater revenue.
• A Client WAN Engineer will be a key participant in leading technologies, innovation and building access to our enhanced network architecture. The best part of the job will be the contribution and collaboration which a client WAN Engineer will experience as we move forward in expanding the network and businesses.
• Client is a global leader in payments and the financial technology. A candidate will benefit from being part of a company that helps clients achieve best-in-class results. There are many exciting opportunities for talented individuals who would like to join our team and play a meaningful role in helping us shape the future of global commerce.
• The ideal candidate is highly autonomous, very detail oriented, possesses strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with leadership, peers and customers.

Basic Qualifications for Consideration:

• The Client WAN Engineer is expected to possess in depth WAN Engineering skills in order to develop best practices, refine operational procedure and constantly think pro-actively incorporating automation to reduce manual tasks and increase productivity.
• This role requires a self-motivated, detail oriented individual, possessing strong written and verbal communication skills and has significant experience in supporting large scale, enterprise class networks.
• 5+ Years of related IT experience.
• Hands on experience in software development specifically in Python, GIT, Ansible and YAML
• Hands on experience with Cisco and Versa hardware
• Hands on experience in Layer 3 protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) route distribution, router filtering.
• Hands on experience with various network solutions (SDWAN, MPLS, IPsec, S2S, DMVPN)
• Hands on experience in Layer 2 protocols (HSRP, VRRP)

Preferred Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Bachelor s Degree or equivalent work experience and appropriate certificates.
• The desire and ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative environment is essential.
• Knowledge in the Linux/Unix environment.
• Substantial background in large scale network implementations and support.
• Knowledge of network hardware and packet forwarding architectures.
• Load balancers and Firewall knowledge a plus.
• A WAN background have deployed MPLS , DMVPN and IPSEC VPN.
• Be strong in BGP,
• Policy based NATTING knowledge
• Have done this type of work before in a large scale, fast paced environment.