Wireless Network Engineer

System One; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

System One seeks a Wireless Network Engineer to support NIH in Bethesda with onsite responsibilities. The role emphasizes securing high-availability wireless infrastructure, design reviews, and hands-on Cisco equipment management.

Candidates should have CCNA/CCNP, 3+ years of wireless administration including site surveys, and experience with Ekahau and wireless survey tools. The position requires strong problem solving and proactive collaboration in a highly secure environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or high school diploma with relevant experience and professional certification.
• CCNA or CCNP professional certification.
• Minimum three (3) years of wireless network administration experience, including site surveys, wireless design review, and enterprise project management.
• Experience with Ekahau, Cisco Insider, and wireless survey tools.
• Solid working knowledge of wireless network infrastructure, signal propagation, troubleshooting interference, coverage optimization, spectrum analysis, etc.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and switching, TCP/IP, FTP/HTTP(S), UDP, STP, VPN, with the ability to perform root cause analysis and communicate using fundamental network terminologies.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills for network devices such as Cisco routers, switches, wireless access points, UPS, and firewalls.
• Ability to activate and configure Cisco network equipment and diagnose configuration issues via command line.
• Experience creating network diagrams and deciphering topology.
• Proficiency with industry-standard wireless network tools for surveys, design, and reporting.
• Meticulous documentation skills, organized workspace, and effective teamwork or virtual collaboration.
• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work actions to reduce IT burden on NIH customers.
• Contribute knowledge to NIH IT professionals for better institute service.
• Collaborate with the CIT federal team to serve NIH.
• Ensure network infrastructure and services have maximum uptime.
• Develop solutions in a secure, compliant environment supporting scientific discovery.

Skills

Wireless network administration

Site surveys

Wireless design

Enterprise project management

Ekahau

Cisco Insider

Survey tools

TCP/IP

Network troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Ekahau software

Cisco network tools

Site survey tools

Job description

Job Title: Wireless Network Engineer

Location: Bethesda, Virginia

Work Model: Onsite – onsite

Security Clearance: Public Trust

Responsibilities

• Leverage in-person and virtual connections to coordinate work actions, reducing the IT burden on NIH customers so they can focus on science.
• Contribute your knowledge and experience to the collective pool at NIH, helping other IT professionals at the institute level work better for their community.
• Collaborate with the CIT federal team and other service areas as ONE CIT to serve NIH.
• Help ensure the network infrastructure, internet, and intranet services are available with maximum uptime by quickly and thoroughly responding to incidents, requests, and outages.
• Utilize your networking expertise and evolving technologies to develop solutions in a fast-paced, collaborative, highly secure, and compliant environment that supports scientific discovery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or high school diploma with relevant experience and professional certification.
• CCNA or CCNP professional certification.
• Minimum three (3) years of wireless network administration experience, including site surveys, wireless design review, and enterprise project management.
• Experience with Ekahau, Cisco Insider, and wireless survey tools.
• Solid working knowledge of wireless network infrastructure, signal propagation, troubleshooting interference, coverage optimization, spectrum analysis, etc.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and switching, TCP/IP, FTP/HTTP(S), UDP, STP, VPN, with the ability to perform root cause analysis and communicate using fundamental network terminologies.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills for network devices such as Cisco routers, switches, wireless access points, UPS, and firewalls.
• Ability to activate and configure Cisco network equipment and diagnose configuration issues via command line.
• Experience creating network diagrams and deciphering topology.
• Proficiency with industry-standard wireless network tools for surveys, design, and reporting.
• Meticulous documentation skills, organized workspace, and effective teamwork or virtual collaboration.
• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership of tasks.

Preferred Skills

• Wireless Infrastructure / 802.1x and site surveys.
• Monitoring tools (Sitescope, Solarwinds, Sciencelogic).
• ServiceNow or Remedy.
• Infoblox.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.
System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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