Senior Cisco Wireless Network Engineer

Leidos; Greenbelt (MD); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize Cisco-based wireless networks for NASA OCIO. You will perform RF analysis, site surveys with Ekahau, and enforce NAC via ISE while managing with Catalyst Center and Splunk.

Candidates should have 10+ years in WLAN/WAN, deep Cisco wireless expertise, and ability to guide government customers on modernization in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
• 10+ years of WLAN/WAN engineering in large enterprise networks.
• Deep Cisco wireless experience including APs, WLCs and management platforms.
• Proven RF design, site surveys, and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing NAC with 802.1X across wired and wireless.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and optimization of Cisco Catalyst-based wireless architectures.
• Gather requirements with NASA teams and translate into enterprise wireless solutions.
• Perform advanced RF analysis and site surveys using Ekahau to optimize coverage.
• Lead NAC policy enforcement via Cisco ISE across wired and wireless networks.
• Develop Splunk dashboards/alerts and maintain network documentation.

Skills

Cisco Wireless

RF Design

ISE NAC

Ekahau

Site Surveys

Catalyst Center

Splunk

Networking Security

CCNP/CCIE Wireless (certs)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

Ekahau

iBwave

AirMagnet

Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Catalyst Center

ISE

Splunk

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize Cisco-based wireless networks for NASA OCIO. You will perform RF analysis, site surveys with Ekahau, and enforce NAC via ISE while managing with Catalyst Center and Splunk.

Candidates should have 10+ years in WLAN/WAN, deep Cisco wireless expertise, and ability to guide government customers on modernization in a hybrid work setup.