Senior Wireless Network Engineer – DoD Pentagon TS/SCI

ThinkTek; Arlington (VA); 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 is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to support a Department of War client at the Pentagon in the National Capital Region. The role requires depth in routing and switching with hands-on Aruba platform experience and the ability to translate operational problems into workable architectures.

Responsibilities include lifecycle replacements for access points, managing changes with Government operations, and leading escalation on complex wireless issues, with a focus on STIG

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• 8+ years of network engineering experience, including 5+ years in enterprise wireless.
• Hands-on Aruba platform experience across ArubaOS mobility controllers, access points, ClearPass, and AirWave or Aruba Central.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior engineering support for Aruba wireless infrastructure, including mobility controllers and conductors, access points, and AirWave.
• Provide engineering oversight to installation crews replacing access points and cabling throughout the Pentagon.
• Plan and execute access point and controller life cycle replacement, including integration, cutover, and rollback.
• Support change management and authorized service interruption planning with Government operations staff.
• Serve as senior escalation for complex wireless faults, using packet capture, client session analysis, controller diagnostics, and targeted site surveys.
• Provide engineering expertise on ClearPass policy design, including 802.1X, EAP‑TLS, certificate services, and role‑based access enforcement.
• Assess emerging requirements and recommend wireless and mobility solution architectures to Government decision makers.
• Support cybersecurity compliance, including STIG guidance, vulnerability remediation, and configuration hardening recommendations.
• Produce configuration standards, network diagrams, integration and test plans, and as‑built records.

Skills

Networking engineering

Wireless networking

Troubleshooting

Security compliance

Cutover planning

Tools

ArubaOS mobility controllers

Aruba access points

ClearPass

AirWave

Aruba Central

Job description

ThinkTek is seeking a Senior Wireless Network Engineer to support a Department of War client at the Pentagon in the National Capital Region. The role requires depth in routing and switching with hands-on Aruba platform experience and the ability to translate operational problems into workable architectures.

Responsibilities include lifecycle replacements for access points, managing changes with Government operations, and leading escalation on complex wireless issues, with a focus on STIG