Remote WIFI Engineer

Summary

Join Fusion Technology as a WIFI Engineer in the Albany, NY area for a HYBRID position with $80,000 - $90,000 per year pay rate. The selected individual will serve as a member of a team that provides Enterprise level recommendations for WiFI to VA senior leadership on enterprise communications.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in a large enterprise environment involving WiFi networking architecture and management
• Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Cisco IOS XE command line is a must
• Understanding of capacity management/planning techniques and processes
• An in-depth knowledge/understanding WiFi, Radio Signals and wireless networking
• In-depth understanding ofBGP OSPF, EIGRP is a must
• Ability to interact with executive level Veterans Administrative staff
• Knowledge and understanding of Network management and application analysis tools is required (NetScout, LiveAction, SolarWinds) and (Riverbed (formally OpNet) preferred)
• Used testing and diagnostic tools to assess and modify equipment
• Design and validate the performance, quality, and reliability of the RF link
• Devise and support radio frequencies (RF) link performance, reliability, and quality
• Understanding of network packets captures
• Experience with ticketing and change management (ServiceNow preferred)
• Knowledge and experience with IPv6
• Ability to obtain security clearance
• Education / Experience: Master's Degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required. 10 years relevant experience is required. 10 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
• PWS Specified Certifications: This position requires privileged system access. The applicant shall have six months to obtain an industry standard certification

Responsibilities

• Make architecture recommendations to support the growing needs of the VA
• Test the recommendations for enterprise compatibility in the state of the art network design lab
• Provide on-call escalation support in the event that an issue arises that cannot be rectified by the network operations team
• Write white papers on new technology uses in the VA and how it will help support the mission of the VA

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance