FTE :: Network "WAN" Engineer || Berkeley Heights, NJ / Alpharetta, GA

Title: Network "WAN" Engineer Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ / Alpharetta, GA (5days onsite)

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 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.

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