Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Costa Rica
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
- ISP Network Support Engineer (BGP, MikroTik, Peplink, SD-WAN & Wireless) – Remote | U.S. Hours
- Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
- Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours
- On-Call: Rotating after-hours emergency support — approximately 1 week per month
At Pavago , we’re hiring an ISP Network Support Engineer for one of our clients to support customer-facing troubleshooting and production network operations across a growing multi-WAN ISP environment.
This is not a basic helpdesk role . You’ll work directly with live network infrastructure across fiber, fixed wireless, bonded WAN, Starlink, and SD-WAN deployments , troubleshooting complex connectivity issues and maintaining reliable, high-availability services.
You’ll work hands-on with technologies including MikroTik RouterOS, Peplink SpeedFusion, BGP, OSPF, Cambium, Ubiquiti, Siklu, Aviat, and enterprise wireless infrastructure .
This role is particularly well suited to someone with hands-on ISP, WISP, FTTH, or MSP experience who is comfortable troubleshooting production networks while communicating directly with customers.
Diagnose customer issues involving
- Connectivity and outages
- Latency and packet loss
- Routing instability
- VoIP and call-quality problems
- WAN and failover performance
Troubleshoot bonded WAN, SD-WAN, VPN, VLAN, and wireless connectivity issues .
Support routers, firewalls, and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE).
Investigate issues across multiple layers rather than simply escalating tickets.
Document troubleshooting steps, root causes, and configuration changes.
Communicate technical findings clearly to business customers.
Advise customers on redundancy, failover, and network optimization.
Participate in rotating after-hours emergency support.
ISP Network Operations
Monitor and maintain
- Edge routing infrastructure
- Wireless backhaul systems
- Bonded WAN infrastructure
- Core ISP services
Provision and configure customer network deployments.
Configure
- Routers
- VLANs
- Firewall rules
- NAT
- QoS
- VPNs
Diagnose BGP and OSPF routing issues , routing loops, WAN instability, and failover events.
Maintain configuration backups, firmware updates, IP documentation, and network hardening standards.
MikroTik, Peplink & SD-WAN
Configure and troubleshoot MikroTik RouterOS environments.
Support Peplink SpeedFusion and InControl2 .
Troubleshoot multi-WAN bonding and failover behavior.
Support hybrid connectivity involving
- Fiber
- Fixed wireless
- Starlink
- 5G
- Terrestrial WAN connections
Optimize redundancy and high-availability configurations.
Fixed Wireless & Backhaul Infrastructure
Support fixed wireless environments using
- Cambium
- Ubiquiti
- PTP/PMP architectures
Maintain accurate
- Network diagrams
- IP documentation
- Device configurations
- Troubleshooting records
- Configuration backups
Document root-cause findings and remediation steps.
Keep infrastructure documentation current following network changes.
Help reduce repeat incidents through accurate documentation and preventative improvements.
Technical Environment
Strong experience troubleshooting
- Routing
- Switching
- WAN connectivity
- Network outages
- Failover systems
Hands-on experience configuring
- Routers
- Firewalls
- VLANs
- VPNs
Experience with
- Cambium
- Ubiquiti
- Siklu
- Aviat
Fixed wireless or WISP deployment experience.
PTP/PMP and mmWave backhaul experience.
Starlink or hybrid WAN experience.
VoIP troubleshooting experience involving
- SIP
- QoS
- Voice-quality optimization
Experience supporting multi-WAN and high-availability network environments.
What Makes You a Strong Fit
You’ve worked on real production networks , not only lab environments.
You can troubleshoot complex connectivity problems without immediately escalating them.
You understand how routing, WAN links, wireless infrastructure, and failover interact.
You remain calm and methodical during outages.
You care about uptime, redundancy, and network reliability.
You can explain complex network problems clearly to customers.
You take ownership of an issue through diagnosis and resolution.
You proactively look for ways to prevent repeat incidents.
What a Typical Day Looks Like
Clear growth opportunities into
- Senior Network Engineer
- ISP Network Engineer
- Infrastructure Engineer
- Network Operations Lead
- Network Architect
Responsibilities
Customer Network Support & Troubleshooting
Your day may include
- Troubleshooting customer connectivity, latency, and routing issues.
- Investigating BGP/OSPF or multi-WAN failover problems.
- Configuring MikroTik routers, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, and QoS.
- Monitoring wireless backhaul and ISP infrastructure.
- Provisioning new customer connections.
- Troubleshooting Peplink SpeedFusion or bonded WAN deployments.
- Investigating VoIP quality issues.
- Supporting infrastructure expansions and network upgrades.
- Updating configuration records and network diagrams.
- Coordinating with engineering and field teams on escalations.
- In short: you help keep production ISP infrastructure stable, scalable, and highly available while solving complex customer and network issues across modern wired, wireless, and SD-WAN environments.
- Key Metrics for Success
- Fast and accurate ticket resolution.
- High network uptime and reliability.
- Reduced repeat incidents and escalations.
- Successful customer provisioning.
- Effective resolution of routing and failover issues.
- Accurate network documentation and configuration management.
- Strong customer satisfaction and communication quality.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Hands-on exposure to real ISP/WISP production infrastructure .
- Work directly with BGP, MikroTik, Peplink, SD-WAN, wireless backhaul, and multi-WAN environments .
- Exposure to modern connectivity technologies including Starlink and hybrid WAN.
- Strong technical ownership rather than basic Tier 1 support.
- Opportunity to work across both customer-facing troubleshooting and infrastructure operations.
Requirements
You may work across
- Routing & Networking
- MikroTik RouterOS
- BGP
- OSPF
- TCP/IP
- VLANs
- NAT
- QoS
- VPNs
- SD-WAN & Multi-WAN
- Peplink
- SpeedFusion
- InControl2
- Starlink
- 5G
- WAN bonding and failover
- Wireless & Backhaul
- Cambium
- Ubiquiti
- Siklu
- Aviat
- PTP/PMP
- mmWave
- Enterprise Wi-Fi
- Cambium cnMaestro
- UniFi
- Voice
- SIP
- VoIP
- QoS and voice optimization
- Required Experience & Skills
Hands-on networking experience within an ISP, WISP, FTTH, MSP, or similar production network environment .
Strong understanding of
- TCP/IP
- NAT
- QoS
- VLANs
- BGP
- OSPF
- Ability to troubleshoot live production networking issues methodically.
- Strong documentation and root-cause analysis skills.
- Strong written and verbal English communication.
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and customers.
- Comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
- Availability for rotating after-hours emergency support.
- Strongly Preferred
- Hands-on MikroTik RouterOS expertise.
- Experience with Peplink, SpeedFusion, and InControl2 .
Work with high-capacity wireless backhaul technologies including
- Siklu
- Aviat
- mmWave infrastructure
- Support tower deployments, backhaul upgrades, and infrastructure expansion.
- Troubleshoot signal, connectivity, capacity, and backhaul performance issues.
VoIP & QoS
- Troubleshoot SIP and VoIP quality issues.
- Diagnose network conditions affecting voice traffic.
- Configure and optimize QoS policies.
- Prioritize latency-sensitive traffic appropriately.
- Help maintain consistent voice quality across multi-WAN environments.
- Documentation & Configuration Management
About the Company
Work directly with leadership in a highly visible role.
Operate at the forefront of AI, marketing, and automation.
Gain exposure across content, growth, outreach, events, and operations.
Significant ownership and creative freedom.
Opportunity to build systems that directly impact business growth.
Fully remote work environment.
Additional Information
- Initial Screening Call
- Technical Interview
- Practical Network Troubleshooting Scenario
- Final Interview
- Offer & Onboarding
- Apply Now
If you have hands-on ISP/WISP networking experience , understand BGP, MikroTik, multi-WAN, SD-WAN, and wireless infrastructure , and enjoy solving complex production networking problems, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help maintain reliable, high-performance connectivity across modern ISP and hybrid network environments.
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- Role:
- ISP Network Support Engineer
- Job Type:
- Full Time
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