Senior Wireless Network Architect – DoD Pentagon (TS)

Thinktekllc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

ThinkTek LLC is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to support a Department of War client at the Pentagon in the National Capital Region. The role focuses on a large enterprise Aruba-based wireless environment with life-cycle replacements and secure facility requirements.

The candidate brings hands-on Aruba experience, strong routing & switching skills, and expertise in security policy design and STIG compliance.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance required.
• 8+ years of network engineering experience, 5+ years in enterprise wireless.
• Hands-on ArubaOS mobility controllers, access points, ClearPass, AirWave or Aruba Central.
• Experience with routing/switching: VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, LAG, subnetting.
• Knowledge of enterprise mobility architectures and mission-driven requirements.
• Advanced wireless/wired troubleshooting including packet analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior engineering support for Aruba wireless infrastructure (mobility controllers, APs, AirWave).
• Oversee installation crews replacing access points and cabling at the Pentagon.
• Plan life-cycle replacement of access points and controllers, including cutover and rollback.
• Support change management and government operations planning.
• Serve as senior escalation for complex wireless faults with packet captures and site surveys.
• Advise on ClearPass policies, 802.1X, EAP-TLS, certificates, and RBAC.
• Assess requirements and recommend wireless/mobility architectures to government decision makers.
• Support cybersecurity compliance, including STIG, vulnerability remediation, and hardening.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Aruba wireless networking

Routing & switching

Wireless troubleshooting

Security-focused design

Tools

ArubaOS mobility controllers

AirWave

ClearPass

Aruba Central

Job description

ThinkTek LLC is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to support a Department of War client at the Pentagon in the National Capital Region. The role focuses on a large enterprise Aruba-based wireless environment with life-cycle replacements and secure facility requirements.

The candidate brings hands-on Aruba experience, strong routing & switching skills, and expertise in security policy design and STIG compliance.