Wireless Network Engineer

Wireless Network Engineer

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Email resumes directly to Network Engineer - Wireless | Long Term Contract | Orange County, CAThis position provides wireless network engineering and operational support to the Wi-Fi Program. This position will directly support the program and will take direction from the Wireless Manager and from the Enterprise Technology Wireless Network Services team.The Wireless Network Engineer will support design and installation activities across the project and will validate vendor installs are performed to standard. The Wireless Network Engineer will validate service performance using testing and monitoring tools, and will help to resolve post-installation service issues.The wireless network infrastructure includes wireless access points, antennas, controllers, switches, and cabling. A successful candidate has knowledge and skills necessary to select, connect, configure, and troubleshoot various wireless networking devices based on practical experience.

• Provide engineering support for wireless access points, antennas, cabling, switches, and controllers in support of the Wi-Fi Program
• Ensure documentation and configurations are updated for wireless access points, antennas, cabling, and controllers
• Conduct and/or review wireless RF surveys and interpret results
• Perform post installation Wi-Fi validation and performance testing

• Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years' industry experience with enterprise Wi-Fi networks, preferably Cisco deployments in high density venues
• Solid understanding of Wi-Fi RF characteristics and signal propagation, including experience working with predictive and active surveys using tools comparable to Ekaha Connect
• Understanding of enterprise wireless authentication methods including 802.1x, EAP, RADIUS, etc.
• Experience with wireless packet captures and analysis
• Solid understanding of switch and VLAN configurations
• Solid understanding IP networking fundamentals and ability to work with LAN network engineers
• Solid wireless network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills
• Documentation experience (creation and maintenance). Experience with Word, Visio, and PowerPoint creating and maintaining SOPs, maintenance plans, network diagrams, etc.
• Ability to assist in the development of Bills of Material and technical statements of work
• Excellent communications skills (both written and verbal

• Cisco Wireless Certification is a plus (CCNP, CWAP)
• Other industry wireless certification is a plus
• ITIL certification is a plus