Network Wireless Architect

Network Wireless Architect with Automation

Location: - Day 1 ONSITE Santa

Long Term Contract!

Skill - fundamentals of RF and critical 802.11

Overall Experience: Minimum of 15 years; seasoned Wireless Network SRE.

RF Design and Troubleshooting: Expert in RF fundamentals (EIRP SNR etc.)

Wireless Protocols: Expert-level knowledge (WPA Radius EAP 802.1X).

WLAN Controllers: Strong familiarity with controllers especially Mist.

Monitoring Tools (Prometheus Grafana Nautobot) & Security Awareness (ISE).

Programming and Scripting Skills (Python Perl Bash).

Troubleshooting: Systematic problem-solving approach.

Job Description:

As a Wireless Network Automation your role will focus on:

• Owning the operational aspect of the wireless infrastructure ensuring its high availability and reliability.
• Partnering with architecture tooling and deployment teams to guarantee that new implementations are supportable and align with production standards.
• Advocating for and implementing automation to reduce toil and enhance operational efficiency.
• Monitoring network performance identifying areas for improvement and coordinating with relevant teams to execute enhancements.
• Educating the network support team to empower them to help support the global Nvidia wireless footprint.
• Collaborating with SMEs to resolve production issues swiftly and effectively maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Identifying opportunities for operational improvements and partnering with teams to develop solutions that drive excellence and sustainability in network operations.

What we need to see:

• Educational Background: BS degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional Experience: Minimum of 8 years of industry experience in wireless site reliability engineering wireless network operations or related areas. Solid grasp of underlying network and security components leveraged in a wireless network.
• Wireless Protocols and Standards: Expert-level knowledge in wireless technologies such as 802.11ac and 802.11ax in addition to surrounding technologies such as WPA Radius EAP 802.1X.
• Wireless Access Points and Controllers: Strong familiarity with WLAN controllers especially Mist.
• RF Design and Troubleshooting: Understanding RF fundamentals site surveys spectrum analysis and interference mitigation. Capable of building and interpreting wireless site heatmaps and optimizing for events. Tuning wireless networks for scalability and high availability.
• Network Skills: Expertise in general network technologies such as TCP/UDP IPv4/IPv6 BGP VPN L2 switching. Proven track record in network operations.
• Programming and Scripting Skills: Experience in one or more of the following: Python Perl Bash.
• Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with network management tools such as Prometheus Grafana Alert Manager Nautobot/Netbox Netdisco
• System Administration: Knowledge of Linux system fundamentals is a plus.
• Problem-Solving and Communication: Systematic problem-solving approach coupled with excellent communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.

Ways to stand out:

• Support Automation: Track record of taking operational signals through means such as SNMP Syslog synthetics to solve operational challenges. Background in building and/or leveraging synthetics such as UXI Signal7 Wyebot to measure wireless availability and user experience.
• Code Optimization: Ability to debug and optimize code; automate routine tasks.
• Platform Exposure: Experience with Mellanox/Cumulus Linux Mist Wireless Cisco Wireless.
• Security Awareness: Experience with WLAN security components such as ISE