Lead Consultant (WiFi)

Singapore Telecommunications; Singapore; On-site; SGD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a WiFi Tier 3 Engineer to join their Managed WiFi team. This hybrid role involves configuring and activating customer WiFi services, performing diagnostics, and maintaining a secure WiFi platform. The successful candidate will work closely with delivery teams and provide technical support for escalations and platform optimization, playing a key role in enhancing WiFi infrastructure and ensuring high service quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in WiFi engineering, preferably in a managed services or enterprise IT environment.
• Industry certifications preferred (e.g., CWNA, CWNP, Cisco Wireless, Aruba ACMA).
• Experience with provisioning tools, scripting, or automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end configuration and provisioning of WiFi infrastructure components.
• Integrate WiFi services with enterprise systems such as RADIUS, DHCP, and DNS.
• Conduct pre-deployment readiness checks and post-deployment verification.

Skills

WiFi engineering

Wireless networking standards

RF theory

LAN/WAN integration

Network security protocols

Education

Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science

Tools

Meraki

Aruba

Ruckus

Cisco

Job description

The WiFi Tier 3 Engineer plays a hybrid role within the Managed WiFi team, supporting both Day 1 provisioning activities and ongoing WiFi engineering operations. This role is responsible for configuring and activating customer WiFi services, performing detailed diagnostics, and assisting in maintaining a secure, scalable, and high-performing centralized WiFi platform. The engineer will work closely with delivery teams during service onboarding and provide technical support to the WiFi Engineering team for escalations, platform optimization, and process improvement.

• Perform end-to-end configuration and provisioning of WiFi infrastructure components including access points, wireless controllers, SSIDs, VLANs, and policy enforcement rules via centralized platforms

• Integrate WiFi services with enterprise systems such as RADIUS, DHCP, DNS, and authentication gateways.

• Execute technical onboarding procedures, including zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), AP registration, firmware validation, and template-based configuration deployment.

• Conduct pre-deployment readiness checks, post-deployment verification (connectivity, roaming, signal quality), and validate compliance with design specifications.

• Document configurations, implementation steps, and test results to support knowledge transfer and future troubleshooting.

• Serve as Tier 3 escalation for complex wireless issues.

• Assist WiFi Engineering with Tier 3 escalations, platform diagnostics, and log analysis.

• Participate in platform monitoring, firmware reviews, and security patching tasks.

• Contribute to documentation of configurations, playbooks, and knowledge articles.

• Test new features, templates, or processes prior to implementation.

• Stay updated with emerging WiFi standards (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7) and industry trends to evaluate and introduce new WiFi technologies and automation capabilities.

Skills For Success:

• Degree in Information Technology/Computer Science

• A 3+ years of relevant experience in WiFi engineering, preferably in a managed services or enterprise IT environment.

1. Strong understanding of wireless networking standards, RF theory, and LAN/WAN integration.

2. Experience with enterprise or cloud-based WiFi platforms (Meraki, Aruba, Ruckus, Cisco).

3. Knowledge of authentication systems and network security protocols.

4. Industry certifications preferred (e.g., CWNA, CWNP, Cisco Wireless, Aruba ACMA).

5. Experience with provisioning tools, scripting, or automation is a plus.