Senior Network Engineer (Aruba Wireless - ISP/WISP Exposure)

RemoteLeads; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Full-time independent contractor

Growth into Lead Network Engineer / In

EST business hours collaboration

Job summary

RemoteLeads is seeking a full-time independent contractor Network Engineer to support and deploy enterprise wireless networking solutions across Aruba, Cisco, Ubiquiti, and similar platforms. The role emphasizes configuring and troubleshooting access points, wireless controllers, and cloud-managed systems, with a focus on RF optimization and network stability.

You will work during U.S. EST business hours, handling routing, switching, VLANs, and network segmentation, and collaborating with teams

Qualifications

• Experience in network engineering, network support, or infrastructure support.
• Strong understanding of routing and switching, wireless networking, and TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Comfort with CLI configurations, network troubleshooting, and infrastructure diagnostics.
• Experience working with Aruba, Cisco, MikroTik, Ubiquiti, or similar networking platforms.
• Aruba experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience in ISP/WISP environments is a strong plus.
• Experience with RF planning or wireless optimization is a nice to have.
• Networking certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, Aruba certifications, or MikroTik certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and deploy enterprise wireless networking solutions across Aruba, Cisco, Ubiquiti, and similar platforms.
• Configure and troubleshoot access points, wireless controllers, and cloud-managed wireless systems.
• Optimize wireless coverage, performance, and reliability, including RF-related troubleshooting.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Work with TCP/IP, OSPF, and BGP to support network stability and uptime.
• Support ISP/WISP-style infrastructure, including PTP and PTMP wireless links.
• Use CLI-based configuration and troubleshooting across network devices.
• Diagnose connectivity issues, packet loss, performance bottlenecks, and outages.
• Use monitoring and packet analysis tools to identify root causes and resolve incidents.
• Collaborate with teams on network improvements and escalations.

Skills

Network engineering

Infrastructure support

TCP/IP fundamentals

CLI configurations & troubleshooting

Wireless networking platforms (Aruba,‑

Education

CCNA

CCNP

Aruba/MikroTik certifications

Job description

Description:

• Support and deploy enterprise wireless networking solutions across Aruba, Cisco, Ubiquiti, and similar platforms.
• Configure and troubleshoot access points, wireless controllers, and cloud-managed wireless systems.
• Optimize wireless coverage, performance, and reliability, including RF-related troubleshooting.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, VLANs, and network segmentation.
• Work with TCP/IP, OSPF, and BGP to support network stability and uptime.
• Support ISP/WISP-style infrastructure, including PTP and PTMP wireless links.
• Use CLI-based configuration and troubleshooting across network devices.
• Diagnose connectivity issues, packet loss, performance bottlenecks, and outages.
• Use monitoring and packet analysis tools to identify root causes and resolve incidents.
• Collaborate with teams on network improvements and escalations.

Requirements:

• Experience in network engineering, network support, or infrastructure support.
• Strong understanding of routing and switching, wireless networking, and TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Comfort with CLI configurations, network troubleshooting, and infrastructure diagnostics.
• Experience working with Aruba, Cisco, MikroTik, Ubiquiti, or similar networking platforms.
• Aruba experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience in ISP/WISP environments is a strong plus.
• Experience with RF planning or wireless optimization is a nice to have.
• Networking certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, Aruba certifications, or MikroTik certifications are preferred.
• Experience with monitoring systems, packet capture tools, or network uptime optimization is a plus.
• Availability to work U.S. business hours (EST) in a full-time independent contractor role.

Benefits:

• Fully remote work environment.
• Full-time independent contractor position.
• Work on real-world production infrastructure and high-impact technical ownership.
• Opportunity to grow into Lead Network Engineer, Infrastructure Architect, or Wireless Specialist roles.
• U.S.-based collaboration during EST business hours.