WIFI Engineer

Job description

Fusion Technologyis in search for an experiencedWIFI Engineerfor thisHYBRIDposition based in the Cleveland OHarea.

Position Title: WIFI Engineer

Pay Rate: $80000 $90000 per year

Location: 3 days per week onsite in Cleveland OH and 2 days remote

Incentives: Benefits package and possible clearance upgrade

Job Description:

We are seeking a qualified candidate to work with the Veterans Administrations Enterprise System Engineering/Capacity Management for Telecommunications team. The selected individual will serve as a member of a team that provides Enterprise level recommendations for WiFI to VA senior leadership on enterprise communications. Provide Tier4 escalation support when issues arise deployment support for new technologies or architectures.

Make architecture recommendations to support the growing needs of the VA

Test the recommendations for enterprise compatibility in the state of the art network design lab

Provide oncall escalation support in the event that an issue arises that cannot be rectified by the network operations team

Write white papers on new technology uses in the VA and how it will help support the mission of the VA

Mandatory Qualifications (Please list all Education Certifications Experience Skills that are Required to get an interview. These mandatory qualifications should be nonnegotiable based on your contract requirements)

Competency: Specialist/Lead/Supervisor

Knowledge: Extensive knowledge in specialized functions. A wide and comprehensive understanding of both general and specific aspects of the job and its application.

Problem Solving: Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

Supervision: Work is performed without discernible direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment. May supervise others.

Requirements:

5 years experience in a large enterprise environment involving WiFi networking architecture and management

Excellent Analytical and problemsolving skills

Cisco IOS XE command line is a must.

Understanding of capacity management/planning techniques and processes

An indepth knowledge/understanding WiFi Radio Signals and wireless networking

Indepth understanding ofBGP OSPF EIGRP is a must

Ability to interact with executive level Veterans Administrative staff

Desire to learn other technologies such as WAN and LAN

Ability to work across multiple projects; provide written/verbal status updates on each project on a regular basis to the team lead Program Manager and customer

Knowledge and understanding of Network management and application analysis tools is required (NetScout LiveAction SolarWinds) and (Riverbed (formally OpNet) preferred)

Used testing and diagnostic tools to assess and modify equipment

Design and validate the performance quality and reliability of the RF link

Devise and support radio frequencies (RF) link performance reliability and quality

Understanding of network packets captures

Experience with ticketing and change management (ServiceNow preferred)

Knowledge and experience with IPv6

Ability to obtain security clearance.

Education / Experience: Masters Degree in computer science electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required. 10 years relevant experience is required. 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education. (Note: SalientCRGT only requires a Bachelors degree with 12 years of experience)

PWS Specified Certifications: This position requires privileged system access. The applicant shall have six months to obtain an industry standard certification.

Miscellaneous: Duties may require traveling being on call periodically and occasionally working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)

Background Investigation: Must be able to pass a government Tier 4 High Background Investigation

Desired Qualifications (Please list all Education Certifications Experience and Skills that are desired. These should not be disqualifiers but rather nice to haves):

Education / Experience: 5 years experience in a large enterprise environment involving network architecture and management

o Strong understanding of Networking

o Strong understanding of Cisco CLI (IOS/XE/NXOS)

Certifications: CCNP or higher preferred CWNP or ACMA

Job Types: Fulltime Contract

Salary: $80000.00 $90000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cleveland OH: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have IPv6 Experience
• Do you have Cisco IOS XE Experience
• Do you have VLAN port channels stacking experience

Experience:

• Computer networking: 5 years (Preferred)
• WIFI Engineering: 5 years (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: In person