Senior Network WAN Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Inside IR35

Senior Network WAN Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Inside IR35

Location: Bank/Hybrid
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: Negotiable - Inside IR35

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Network WAN Engineer to manage and implement WAN network solutions within a Software Defined Network (SDN) environment. This role involves high-level design, configuration, and troubleshooting of complex carrier and enterprise networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and implement WAN networks, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Troubleshoot and optimize BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP protocols.
• Work with Cisco ASR, 7600, Nexus, and Juniper platforms.
• Collaborate with carriers to troubleshoot SONET, SDH, DWDM, and Ethernet services.
• Implement and support MPLS solutions including L3 VPN, L2 VPN, VPLS, MPLS QoS, MPLS TE, and mVPN.
• Utilize traffic monitoring tools such as NBAR, NetFlow, SFlow, HP Openview, WUP, Nagios, and Tivoli.
• Provide project implementation support, including out-of-hours work when required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in WAN networking within Software Defined Networks.
• Excellent knowledge of BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and RIP.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ASR, 7600, Nexus, and Juniper platforms.
• Strong knowledge of carrier technologies (SONET, SDH, DWDM, Ethernet services).
• Experience with ASR9K XR, GIT, GITLAB, and JSON.
• Proficiency in MPLS technologies (L3 VPN, L2 VPN, VPLS, MPLS QoS, MPLS TE, mVPN).
• Experience with traffic monitoring and network management tools.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Juniper EX9200 and QFX 3500 platforms.
• Knowledge of Packet Design, OPNET, NetBrain, and similar tools.
• Experience with SDN and JUNOS is highly advantageous.

Senior Network WAN Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Inside IR35