WAN Network Design Engineer

About Brillio

Brillio LLC is a fast-growing, pure-play Digital Transformation Solutions and Services company backed by Bain Capital private equity. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, Brillio is focused on delivering design-led solutions for our customers. We are not an IT Services company trying to pivot and support the “next big thing.” As a digitally native company, everything we have done and will continue to do, will have this laser focus. Brillio delivers disruptive digital solutions across capabilities such as Design Thinking, Product Engineering, Data Analytics, Digital Front Office, and Digital Infrastructure. Our core values of Customer success, We Care, Entrepreneurial (mind set) and Excellence - drive everything that we do, from the very first day.

Brillio Romania

Brillio Romania is a dynamic and rapidly growing company with over 160 employees and offices in Cluj, Oradea, and Bucharest. With its fast-paced growth, the company has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to client satisfaction.

At Brillio Romania, we know our success comes from the innovative contributions and brilliant work of our people. So, we make fostering a positive work environment our top priority. Employees at Brillio Romania not only thrive, but they also have the chance to build long and fulfilling careers, fostering a sense of stability and dedication that ultimately benefits both the company and our valued clients.

Role:

WAN Network Design Engineer

Job Summary:

Brillio is looking for a Senior Wan Design Engineer to establish successful partnerships with our client’s internal product, engineering, operational and business stakeholders. This is a technical position for someone who can dive deep, design, engineer, build and test hybrid on premise and cloud-optimized network designs.

The role involves elements of design, engineering, automation and testing to produce infrastructure designs that align with business and architectural requirements.

As well as a proven technical background, the ideal candidate must be able to follow industry standard design, development and engineering frameworks incorporating planning, design, implementation, engineering, testing, operation and optimization. Be able to effectively participate in cross-functional meetings, clearly articulate infrastructure features and capabilities, translate business requirements into technical requirements into outcomes that are fit for purpose and use.

The role requires an experienced WAN design engineer with the technical analysis, definition, design, construction, testing, installation and modification of properly engineered network and information systems to meet agreed business needs. An individual that analyses, researches and evaluates alternative solutions, and serves as subject matter experts between the business and IT organization. Ensuring network architecture supports the execution of critical business applications. Implements the balance between business and technology, provides consultancy into the project teams and defines the design and engineering governance function, signing off governance architecture / design against well-defined standards and best practices.

Responsibilities:

Wan Design Engineer will be responsible for network design and engineering and be involved in the development, engineering and testing of network solutions, hardware or software life cycle management. This often involves close collaboration with vendors’ and cross functional technical teams. The role involves agile methods of working and technical or squad leadership for new network solutions and the introduction of new network features across the client’s hybrid infrastructure estate.

Technical Skills

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep and broad experience in delivering enterprise-scale infrastructure in a similar role.
• In-depth vendor and hands-on technical knowledge across a wide range of infrastructure (cloud and network) technologies and associated protocols.
• Strong hands-on experience with:

Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS, IOS-XR, Cisco hardware.

Juniper hardware and JUNOS software.

Accedian Network Interface Nodes, Ixia test generator.

IP Routing and Switching, MPLS, IP Firewalls, IP Load Balancers, IP Multicast.

• Strong working knowledge of:

TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, Service Provider/Extranet networks.

Ethernet switching (including VPC/VSS).

BGP, EIGRP, SNMP, L2/L3VPN, MPLS, QoS, Traffic Engineering.

Network Service Orchestration and IPSEC.

Experience with:

• NFV (Network Functions Virtualization), service orchestration (NSO), and programmable networks.
• Service automation and network transformation.
• Developing standards, network testing, software and hardware certification/qualification.
• Writing test plans and producing network test reports.
• Network design engineering, including hands-on Cisco IP Routing/Switching design and implementation in a service provider environment.
• Knowledge of tools and platforms:
• JIRA (epic, story, task tracking, scrums-based delivery).
• Confluence and GitLab tooling.
• Experience delivering Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible/Terraform.
• Broad knowledge of cloud services – Azure, AWS, GCP.

Desired Skills

• Experience in the Financial Services Industry.
• Expertise in real-time and low-latency market data systems.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with service orchestration, observability, and monitoring platforms.
• Proficiency in a programming language (preferably Python).
• Familiarity with Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Git) and strong understanding of DevOps principles.
• Professional certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent written English and presentation skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Evident customer service bias and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and outstanding problem-solving ability.
• Task- and results-oriented, with the ability to:

Manage multiple streams of competing work concurrently.

Maintain a focus on results while thinking like a customer.

• Excellent organization skills with a focus on goals and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.