Deployment Engineer - West Coast - USA

nilesecure.com; California (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A networking solutions company in California seeks a Deployment Engineer to support field teams in designing wireless and wired networks. The ideal candidate will conduct predictive site surveys and assist in generating detailed build materials. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Computer, with at least 5 years of networking experience and relevant certifications. This role emphasizes strong collaboration with sales and marketing teams to ensure successful deployments.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a computer networking related field.
• Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) or equivalent certification.
• CCNA or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Support field teams with technical design for wireless and wired networks.
• Conduct predictive site surveys using tools like Ekahau.
• Generate build of material for external teams.
• Assist in migration of networks by conducting wired surveys.

Skills

Predictive wireless surveys

Technical design for networks

Customer support

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Computer

Tools

Ekahau

Airmagnet

Job description

At Nile we envision an enterprise network that inherently defends against cyber threats, eliminates lateral attack vectors like ransomware, and operates free of complexity. Our goal is to deliver Campus Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) that makes network operations virtually invisible to our customers by pushing the boundaries of autonomy. Imagine a network that continuously monitors, optimizes, and upgrades itself—all without the need for human intervention. Our audacious journey began in 2018 when we brought together a team of industry veterans and visionaries in networking, cybersecurity, cloud software, and AI to disrupt a $100 billion enterprise networking market, starting with the wired and wireless LAN. Today, our Nile Access Service is redefining connectivity as a service for organizations worldwide, from cutting-edge technology companies to leading healthcare and financial institutions, and beyond.

Where do we go from here? Well, that’s where you come in. We are expanding in all areas, bringing in some of the brightest talent to further shape Nile’s future, prepare for growth, and tackle tough tasks to ensure our momentum never slows.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Conduct predictive wireless surveys and provide detail build of materials and deploy wireless and wired networks

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a Deployment Engineer you will be the go-to-person for supporting our field teams with technical design for wireless and wired networks.
• You will be responsible for doing predictive site surveys using tools like Ekahau.
• Based on the predictive survey you will be responsible for generating a build of material (wired and wireless) that the external teams can leverage for quoting.
• You will assist in migration of wired and wireless networks by conduction wired surveys.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Apart from supporting the sales and marketing teams with wireless and wired designs you will also be responsible with for the following:
• Support customer deployments local to the region by conducting predictive and active wireless surveys and deploying Nile service.
• Support our technical sales teams with wireless and wired designs.
• Generate solutions guides/articles/blogs around Nile’s features, integration with firewall, routers, RADIUS, DHCP etc.
• Create presentations for training purposes.
• Be the wireless and wired expert and support other teams with surveys.
• Work cross functionally with project managers, customers and sales team to ensure successful deployments.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Computer.
• 5 years’ experience in a computer networking related field.
• Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) or equivalent certification.
• CCNA or equivalent certification.
• Hands on experience with Ekahau, Airmagnet or similar product.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Wireless Analysis Professional (CWAP).
• Hands on experience working with Wireless and Wired products from Aruba or Cisco or Ruckus.
• Experience conducting active Ekahau site surveys.
• You enjoy obsessing over delighting customers and can see their current and future needs.
• You can see the big picture, but deliver on the details.
• You will succeed by being a tenacious, ambitious, self-starter with a passion to exceed customer expectations.