Senior Cisco Wireless Engineer

25 Mar 2024

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Be more than just an employee. Join New Era’s growing team and experience a corporate culture that promotes personal and professional development. We are looking for team members to contribute to and deliver our mission to “securely connect people, places, and information in a rapidly changing digital world.” Work alongside the finest team of highly skilled and industry certified professionals who are encouraged to drive change and think outside of the box. As a team member, you will receive competitive benefits, industry training, and certifications. New Era Technology is a global IT integrator with 2,500+ employees delivering Collaboration, Cloud, Data Networking, Security, Large Venue, and Corporate AV and Managed Service Solutions to more than 9,000 customers.

We currently have a need for a Senior Wireless Engineer to support Global Network environments. The Engineer will be directly responsible for the design, maintenance, and support of organization’s enterprise-wide LAN, WAN, and wireless networks. The candidate will work as part of a team of network engineers designing and deploying Cisco WLAN infrastructure. Global Financial Services, Healthcare or Pharmaceutical experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities:• Ability to architect, design, and implement wireless solutions for Enterprise Accounts.• Design networks with Cisco high capacity WLAN controllers and over thousands of AP over multiple (local) locations.• Determine switch, router, and wireless hardware requirements and configurations, and develop, execute, and track purchase orders for required equipment. • Develop device configuration files from scratch and make modifications to existing configuration files in production switch, router, and WLAN systems. Will also be required to configure L2/L3 switch and router based QOS in LAN and WLAN devices.• Design, implement, and support WLANs by performing and documenting 802.11 wireless surveys. • Experience using Air Magnet Survey and Spectrum Analyzer, analyzing collected RF data to determine cell boundaries, AP power settings, and noise and interference sources is preferred, but not required. Will determine AP placements and deploy APs, and perform post-implementation surveys in order to optimize WLAN performance.• Diagnose difficult network performance problems and interact with application support teams to diagnose network or application performance issues. Must know how to quickly trouble-shoot network issues related to asymmetry.

Skills required:• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline required.• 7+ years designing and implementing Wireless networking solutions with Cisco and Aruba hardware• Experience with Cisco 9800, 8500 and 5500 WLC’s.• Experience using Cisco Prime and Mobility Search Engine (MSE)• Familiarity with Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) tracking• Experience designing and deploying Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) for secure network access.• Knowledge of Cisco IOS/CatOS configuration and troubleshooting across multiple platforms.• Knowledge of 802.11a/g/n/ac/ax, Cisco WLC, WCS, CAPWAP, LWAP; be able to use tools such as Cisco Prime Infrastructure, AirMagnet Spectrum, Ekahau, WiFi, and Survey, to design and support WLANS.• Knowledge of L2/L3 and wireless security features including access-lists, VACLS, firewalls, WPA, TKIP, CCKM, LEAP, etc.• Hands-on experience and well versed in utilizing networking tools and applications, such as Cisco Works, Solarwinds, CA, Infinistream, Sniffer, Airmagnet Suite, and TACACS. • Active Certifications CWNA, CWNP, CCNA Wireless, CCNP Wireless, CCIE Wireless; are preferred, but NOTrequired. Ekahau and/or AirMagnet Professional Certifications a plus This position is onsite in NYC 5 days a week paying a pay salary range of $125-135K. Requires 2 Covid Vaccinations and Booster

  • ID: #49541277
  • State: New York New york city 10045 New york city USA
  • City: New york city
  • Salary: $125,000 - $135,000
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-03-25
  • Deadline: 2023-05-13
  • Category: Et cetera