Infrastructure Engineer - II

INSPYR Solutions; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 68,880 - 75,768; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Competitive pay

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to manage wireless network solutions and collaborate with engineering teams. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, strong Cisco and Aruba expertise, and at least 5 years of relevant experience. This contract-to-hire position is based in Miramar, FL, offering competitive hourly compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Infrastructure engineering.
• Proven experience in Wireless Engineering or similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of wireless networking protocols.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and implement infrastructure solutions.
• Evaluate vendor hardware and software.
• Deliver stable, secure, and scalable solutions.

Skills

Cisco knowledge

Aruba expertise

WLAN architecture

Network troubleshooting

Problem-solving

Team communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Wireshark

Ekahau

Cisco ISE

Job description

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Title: Infrastructure Engineer / Spectrum Engineer

Location: Miramar, FL

Compensation: $50-55/hour

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Duration: 6 + Month contract to hire

Overview

The Engineer is responsible for the planning, design, configuration, implementation, testing and transition to steady state support of Infrastructure such as Wireless network, and network applications across the enterprise. Engineer will partner with peer engineering teams on best practices, process, standards, and configuration management. The Engineer evaluates vendor supplied hardware, components, and software packages for fit and performance and makes recommendations to IT management. This individual modifies and/or debugs vendor-supplied utilities and packages. The Engineer maintains technical documentation for the wireless and Spectrum network, systems, and network applications. The Engineer diagnoses, isolates and de-bugs hardware and software problems and performs problem resolution. The role is responsible for delivering solutions that are stable, secure, scalable, and cost effective, as well as providing escalation support to the administrators.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Stay current on supported technologies through various training opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to enhance processes, procedures and policies relating to engineering function.
• Travel up to 20%
• Coach and mentor others.
• Participate in 24 x 7 on call rotation.
• Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amount of time include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping.
• Strong team player, team communication is key to this role, ensuring management and peers are always updated on work progress.
• Constantly reviewing scope of work and assigned tasks with team members and team leaders.
• Candidate should be able to adapt to business and team demands, shifting directly and reprioritization as required.
• Availability to travel as needed to support the team and business directions at least 20%.

Network / Wireless

• Expert knowledge of Cisco, Aruba, Cellular network engineering.
• Ability to perform capacity and resource planning, assess risks, and recommend, design, and implement plans for network systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot to identify and correct malfunctions and help solve multi-faceted problems.
• Working knowledge of network security systems, applications, procedures, and techniques.
• Experience in telecommunications and network engineering and with telecommunications, network hardware and software components that match the technologies within SGWS Glazer's infrastructure landscape.
• Good verbal/written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline).
• Proven experience as a Wireless Engineer or similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of wireless networking protocols (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), standards, and security.
• Familiarity with wireless LAN controllers and related infrastructure.
• Experience with network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Strong understanding of network design principles and best practices.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CCNA Wireless, CWNA, CWSP) are a plus.
• 5 or more years of work experience in an Infrastructure engineering role.
• Deep experience with design, implementation, configuration, tuning and optimization of technologies within SGWS’s landscape.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Recommend software revisions for existing hardware and software as appropriate.
• Strong team player who can work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Capability to understand SGWS’ application portfolio as well as how the different systems contribute to daily business operations.
• ITIL Foundation certified.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess professional level industry certification(s) Not required.
• 3 or more years of expert level experience in Infrastructure engineering as it relates to the hardware and software components that align to technologies supported at Southern Glazers.
• Strong ability to create, read, analyze, and interpret technical diagrams and written procedures.
• Strong ability to arrange processes or data in order of patterns specific to policies, processes or system requirements.
• Deep expertise to analyze and solve problems, think outside of the box and grasp technical concepts.
• Strong ability to combine information or data to find relationships among seemingly unrelated events.
• Provide accurate and timely updates to work tickets, incidents, and outages.
• ITIL Foundation certified.
• Ability to lead small teams to complete assigned deliverables.

Specialized Skills and Technologies

Network / Wireless / Spectrum

• Expert knowledge of WLAN architecture, specifically Cisco WLC and Aruba AVC Network WLAN solutions.
• In-depth understanding of TCP/IP networking, ports, protocols, and the OSI model.
• Extensive knowledge of WLAN and mobile networking concepts, platforms, management tools, and application of each.
• Knowledge of Radio Access Networks, 5G, public and private LTE, and emerging mobile networking technologies.
• Experience utilizing RF site survey tools such as Ekahau, RF Scanners and Wireshark packet capture software.
• Strong knowledge of layer 2 switching and layer 3 routing protocols; including VLANs, 802.1w, OSPF, VRRP, VTP, STP, RSTP, Port security.
• Strong knowledge of network security including 802.1x, MAC Authentication, ACLs, RADIUS and Certificate Authority (CA).
• Strong knowledge of troubleshooting RF, WLAN, LAN and WAN issues.
• Proficiency in Cisco ISE, DNA Center, Catalyst Center, IDS/IPS and other Cisco networking technologies.

Core Network Engineer Skills:

• General: IOS layer, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, SFTP, ICMP.
• Routing: Static, MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF.
• Switching: L2/L3 switching, VLAN, VTP, STP, RSTP, Port security, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, SFTP, ICMP.
• Wireless: Aruba AVC, Airwave, Cisco Enterprise HA WLC.
• Firewall/Security: Palo Alto Firewalls, Panorama, NAT, ACLs, Cisco ISE, DNAC, failover and authentication technologies.
• Required Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment including ISR, ASR, Catalyst, Nexus, ISE, DNAC.

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• ...and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.