WAN Engineer

We are looking for a 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 ensures required communications and data is highly available and reliably exchanged within the Global 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 preforms 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: Including and not limited to: 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 Consult to develop and implement standard designs, support processes, and strategies. Participate in ongoing audits, security reviews, consulting requests and change control reviews. Manage In depth experience in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related fields Experience with manufacturing environments, operations, and business practices Experience with Wireless Technologies and Cellular Services Experience identifying, investigating & solving problems without supervision Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to multi-task; managing multiple tasks Motivated and self-starter Ability to communicate effectively with business users and IT professionals including globally distributed teams; the ability to adjust communications appropriately for the audience; work with all levels of management and diverse work groups 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, development 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, SlackSkillsSD-WAN, Network Engineering, WANAdditional Skills & QualificationsGreat Communications, ability to work and problem solve independently. Collaboration and team oriented individuals. Advanced BGP experience. Carrier experience is nice because they primarily use this.iOS-XR Routers.MPLS.Multi-carrier environment.SD-WAN. Palo Alto or Cisco equipment.Setting up GRE tunnels, IPSEC tunnels.Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $45.00 - $45.00/hr.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Dearborn,MI.Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Feb 21, 2025.About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.