Wan engineer job description
Updated March 14, 2024
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Wan engineer requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in wan engineer job postings.
Sample wan engineer requirements
- Experience configuring routers, switches, and firewalls
- Extensive knowledge of networking protocols and standards
- Ability to troubleshoot complex network problems
- Ability to install, configure and maintain WAN connections
Sample required wan engineer soft skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Highly organized with excellent time management
Wan engineer job description example 1
Fiserv wan engineer job description
The **WAN Engineer III** is responsible for design and development of network services and technologies to meet client and business unit requirements. Primary objective is to identify optimal networking and communications solutions that deliver long term capabilities, capacity, reliability and resiliency for the business units and clients to successfully maintain and grow their business operations
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ This role involves understanding of the client and business unit requirements and designing and deploying optimal networking and connectivity solutions that enable clients and business units to achieve their operational and business goals.
+ Required to prepare recommendations and supporting details for formal proposals for network connectivity and configurations.
+ Day-to-day interaction with telecom providers, equipment suppliers and 3rd party network vendors, to engage their technical resources to perform tasks.
+ Role sometimes requires scheduling and attendance on overnight maintenance windows.
+ Resource can expect to routinely be called upon to analyze and interpret traffic and utilization of services on network connections.
+ Participation in disaster recovery exercises, pre-production certification testing and troubleshooting events is expected.
+ Coordinate internal Fiserv operations to meet and exceed data communications project expectations (including but not limited to engineering/development, certifications testing, Network and IT Operations, capacity planning and production readiness.
+ Accountable for resolving all project level, cross-functional, partnership issues and escalations.
+ Manage partner/client expectations for data communications connectivity and related services to Fiserv products and applications, throughout project(s) lifecycle. Client expectations include functionality, cost, delivery schedule, support readiness and relationships (usually working directly with senior level technical resources, project managers and business decision makers at client).
**FUNCTIONS**
+ High organizational skills
+ Ability to handle multi-tasks and meet deadlines
+ Ability to work efficiently and productively with minimal direction or guidance
+ Capable of exercising discretion and independent judgment
+ Ability to handle extremely confidential information in a professional manner
+ Ability to communicate, both verbally and written, with a high level of confidence
+ Travel on occasion
**EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE**
+ College degree or comparable certification in IT, telecommunications, computer science, or related field is preferred.
+ 5+ years hands on experience required in design, planning, coordination and implementation of technology projects among multiple telecom and equipment vendors and customers.
**SKILLS (Required)**
+ Hands on experience in layer-2 protocols (Spanning-tree), HSRP
+ Hands on experience in layer-3 protocols (EIGRP, BGP), route distribution, router filtering
+ Hands on experience configuring MPLS, DMVPN IPSEC VPN, GRE
+ Hands on experience configuring Cisco IOS
**SKILLS (Desired)**
+ Prior experience with VRF, NAT/PAT
+ SD WAN
+ NX-OS Experience
+ Firewall Experience
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ This role involves understanding of the client and business unit requirements and designing and deploying optimal networking and connectivity solutions that enable clients and business units to achieve their operational and business goals.
+ Required to prepare recommendations and supporting details for formal proposals for network connectivity and configurations.
+ Day-to-day interaction with telecom providers, equipment suppliers and 3rd party network vendors, to engage their technical resources to perform tasks.
+ Role sometimes requires scheduling and attendance on overnight maintenance windows.
+ Resource can expect to routinely be called upon to analyze and interpret traffic and utilization of services on network connections.
+ Participation in disaster recovery exercises, pre-production certification testing and troubleshooting events is expected.
+ Coordinate internal Fiserv operations to meet and exceed data communications project expectations (including but not limited to engineering/development, certifications testing, Network and IT Operations, capacity planning and production readiness.
+ Accountable for resolving all project level, cross-functional, partnership issues and escalations.
+ Manage partner/client expectations for data communications connectivity and related services to Fiserv products and applications, throughout project(s) lifecycle. Client expectations include functionality, cost, delivery schedule, support readiness and relationships (usually working directly with senior level technical resources, project managers and business decision makers at client).
**FUNCTIONS**
+ High organizational skills
+ Ability to handle multi-tasks and meet deadlines
+ Ability to work efficiently and productively with minimal direction or guidance
+ Capable of exercising discretion and independent judgment
+ Ability to handle extremely confidential information in a professional manner
+ Ability to communicate, both verbally and written, with a high level of confidence
+ Travel on occasion
**EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE**
+ College degree or comparable certification in IT, telecommunications, computer science, or related field is preferred.
+ 5+ years hands on experience required in design, planning, coordination and implementation of technology projects among multiple telecom and equipment vendors and customers.
**SKILLS (Required)**
+ Hands on experience in layer-2 protocols (Spanning-tree), HSRP
+ Hands on experience in layer-3 protocols (EIGRP, BGP), route distribution, router filtering
+ Hands on experience configuring MPLS, DMVPN IPSEC VPN, GRE
+ Hands on experience configuring Cisco IOS
**SKILLS (Desired)**
+ Prior experience with VRF, NAT/PAT
+ SD WAN
+ NX-OS Experience
+ Firewall Experience
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024