Senior Wireless Network Engineer - Cisco & RF

Leidos; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos seeks a seasoned Network Engineer to advance the NASA OCIO Enterprise Corporate Network, focusing on WLAN/WAN design, RF optimization, and secure access control. You will lead RF surveys, deploy ISE NAC policies, and build Splunk dashboards for proactive monitoring.

The role requires extensive Cisco wireless expertise, experience with Catalyst Center, and collaboration with NASA teams to deliver reliable, scalable network solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive WLAN and enterprise LAN engineering experience.
• Deep knowledge of IEEE 802.11 standards and Cisco wireless infrastructure.
• Experience with NAC implementations using 802.1X authentication.
• Strong communication and collaboration with government customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of Cisco Catalyst-based wireless architectures.
• Gather requirements and design enterprise wireless solutions with NASA teams.
• Perform advanced RF analysis and site surveys to optimize coverage.
• Lead NAC policy implementation and network access control planning.
• Develop Splunk dashboards to monitor security events and performance.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship on network engineering.

Skills

Wi‑Fi technologies

Cisco wireless

RF design

Network security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Cybersecurity

Tools

Ekahau

iBwave

AirMagnet

Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Cisco Catalyst Center

Cisco ISE

Splunk

Job description

Leidos seeks a seasoned Network Engineer to advance the NASA OCIO Enterprise Corporate Network, focusing on WLAN/WAN design, RF optimization, and secure access control. You will lead RF surveys, deploy ISE NAC policies, and build Splunk dashboards for proactive monitoring.

The role requires extensive Cisco wireless expertise, experience with Catalyst Center, and collaboration with NASA teams to deliver reliable, scalable network solutions.