Senior Remote WAN Engineer — Cisco ASR/ISR, BGP/OSPF

Optiveum; Wrocław; Remote; PLN 220,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Optiveum is searching for a Network Engineer – WAN to support a major German banking group's IT operations. You will manage Cisco WAN (ASR/ISR) and Catalyst, oversee BGP/OSPF/MPLS, and coordinate provisioning and lifecycle activities to ensure secure, reliable connections across sites.

The role is fully remote from Poland, 5 days per week, with ASAP start. Fluent English is required; German is a plus. The contract is B2B with Optiveum, through 2026 with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on experience with Cisco WAN technologies: ASR/ISR routers, BGP, OSPF and MPLS.
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP Enterprise certification (or equivalent).
• Proven experience leading or coaching network engineering teams.
• Strong communication and conflict-resolution skills.
• Solid understanding of ITIL processes in a regulated environment.
• Ability to coordinate handovers between Plan & Build and Run.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.
• An existing 1-person company (działalność gospodarcza) registered in Poland.

Responsibilities

• Run and operate the WAN product end to end on Cisco ASR/ISR and Catalyst: from transitioning new infrastructure into operations, through changes and releases, to decommissioning.
• Configure, administer and troubleshoot Cisco ASR/ISR routers and manage BGP, OSPF and MPLS.
• Coordinate WAN line provisioning, carrier handovers and the connection of new sites.
• Manage the IOS-XE firmware lifecycle and licences with Cisco Smart Licensing.
• Analyse and resolve WAN outages, latency and QoS issues.
• Handle 2nd and 3rd-level incidents and coordinate problem management.

Skills

Cisco WAN technologies (ASR/ISR)

BGP

OSPF

MPLS

English proficiency

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Education

Cisco CCNA or CCNP Enterprise certification (or equivalent)

Tools

CheckMK

Splunk

Job description

Optiveum is searching for a Network Engineer – WAN to support a major German banking group's IT operations. You will manage Cisco WAN (ASR/ISR) and Catalyst, oversee BGP/OSPF/MPLS, and coordinate provisioning and lifecycle activities to ensure secure, reliable connections across sites.

The role is fully remote from Poland, 5 days per week, with ASAP start. Fluent English is required; German is a plus. The contract is B2B with Optiveum, through 2026 with potential extension.