Network Engineer – WAN / Cisco ASR & ISR

Network Engineer – WAN / Cisco ASR & ISR

We are looking for an experienced Network Engineer – WAN for a long-term international project focused on the operation, stability and further development of enterprise WAN infrastructure.

The role is fully remote and suitable for a senior network specialist with strong hands-on experience with Cisco ASR/ISR, BGP, OSPF and MPLS.

Key information:

• Contract: Freelance / B2B
• Rate: €360 / MD
• Location: 100% remote
• Language: English
• Start: ASAP
• Workload: 5 days/week
• Initial contract: until 31 December 2026
• Extension: very likely into 2027
• Long-term cooperation

Your responsibilities:

• Operational ownership of enterprise WAN services based on Cisco ASR, ISR and Catalyst
• Configuration, administration and troubleshooting of Cisco ASR/ISR routers
• Administration and optimization of BGP, OSPF, MPLS and WAN routing
• Troubleshooting WAN outages, latency and QoS issues
• Coordination of WAN circuit provisioning, carrier handovers and connectivity of new locations
• Management and coordination of IOS-XE firmware upgrades, maintenance windows and lifecycle activities
• Cisco license management using Cisco Smart Licensing
• Handling 2nd and 3rd level incidents, root-cause analysis and Problem Management
• Participation in Major Incident bridge calls and execution of emergency changes in cooperation with the Lead Network Engineer
• Configuration and optimization of network monitoring using CheckMK
• Monitoring service availability, capacity, bandwidth, ports, CPU and memory utilization
• Investigation of network-related security and logging issues identified through Splunk
• Vulnerability management, CVE tracking and coordination of security patching
• Support during security incidents and remediation of security findings
• Maintenance of network assets and configuration data in the CMDB, including IP addresses, VLANs, VRFs and related configuration items
• Support for internal and external audits, compliance reporting and remediation tracking
• Identification of opportunities for process improvement and network automation
• Creation and maintenance of operational documentation, standard configurations and SOPs
• Mentoring and knowledge transfer within the network engineering team, including cooperation with nearshore resources

Required experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco WAN technologies, especially ASR and ISR
• Very good knowledge of BGP, OSPF and MPLS
• Strong troubleshooting experience in complex enterprise WAN environments
• Cisco CCNA, CCNP Enterprise or equivalent certification
• Experience with network lifecycle management, Incident, Problem and Change Management
• Good understanding of ITIL processes in enterprise or regulated environments
• Experience with operational documentation and knowledge management
• Previous experience mentoring or technically guiding other Network Engineers
• Ability to coordinate technical activities across distributed and nearshore teams
• Fluent English for daily communication and technical documentation

Nice to have:

• Cisco SD-WAN Specialist certification
• ITIL certification
• Network automation experience with Ansible and/or Python
• Experience with CheckMK, Splunk and CMDB tools
• Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive enterprise environments

Interested in a fully remote, long-term Cisco WAN project?

Apply via LinkedIn or send us your CV with your availability.