Wi-Fi Engineer - W2

Job Title: Wi-Fi Engineer

Location: Menlo Park, CA - Onsite

Must have : Strong Scripting with Python

Responsibilities:

• Design high performance wireless networks and solutions that conform to the latest industry security standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams to translate the user requirements and use cases into appropriate network solutions and associated deliverables.
• Define and develop criteria for evaluating and selecting Wireless Platforms/Solutions.
• Execute the test plan and publish a comparison report among participating OEMs.
• Integration of OEM platforms with Client Prod Tooling stack for Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance & Security (FCAPS).
• Wireless platforms release management
• Create a comprehensive list of use cases/scenarios to be tested.
• Review reports provided by manufacturers, including release notes, dependencies, caveats, and affected bugs, and update guidance accordingly.
• Track new features on OEM Roadmap.
• Track critical open issues and fixes with OEM TAC.
• Track open security vulnerabilities and fixes.
• Define an upgrade cadence and rollout plan for production. Coordinate the upgrades in validation lab (ie. Validation Chambers and WLCs) and prod rollout.
• Setup/write automated Wi-Fi tests for Continuous Integration(CI) and release validation (bug scrub).
• Provide support and guidance to wireless network operations team for troubleshooting (Client and Network side) critical issues and L3 escalations.
• Participate in the development and improvement of processes, metrics, tools, alerting, and scripts to optimize network performance and ensure reliable operations. This includes identifying opportunities for automation and solutions that enhance monitoring capabilities, streamline processes, and reduce human error.
• Proactively contribute to and maintain technical/training documentation.

Required:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• CCNA, CCIE, or similar >> CCNP or CCIE or equivalent
• Experience in enterprise Wi-Fi design, deployment and at scale operation including configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting. Experience with Tier 1 Wi-Fi vendors ecosystem - Cisco, Meraki, Arista, Mist etc. Experience in system test, RF Survey, Optimization, Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) Certifications Lab, Test Automation, validation on commercial Residential/Enterprise Access point/Controller products and Customer support.
• Experience with Wi-Fi protocols as defined by IEEE 802.11 family of standards(a/b/g/n/ac/ax).
• Experience working with Bluetooth and familiarity with its various versions.
• Thorough understanding of Wi-Fi security standards, including WPA2 & WPA3, as well as Extensible Authentication Protocol(EAP).
• Experience with implementation, configuration and troubleshooting of Wi-Fi supplicant and client/device stack, specifically focusing on Android and iOS Wi-Fi stack.
• Planning & Survey Tools: AirMagnet, Ekahu etc.
• Testing Tools: Spectrum Analyzer, IxVeriwave, IxChariot traffic generator, iperf3, Wireshark, Omnipeek, Spirent C-50, NetScout, Octoscope Box.
• Familiarity with Source Control Systems (Git).
• Bug management tools such as Jira, Bugzilla etc.
• Familiarity with scripting Languages: Shell, Python, Go. Ability to code for scripting / automation. DevOps CI/CD mindset for automation and scale.
• Platforms: Windows, Linux, Android, MacOS.
• Networking Protocols: TCP/IP, DHCP, SNMP, DNS, FTP, SMTP, ICMP, STP.
• RADIUS Servers: Free RADIUS Server, HOSTAPD(Linux), Microsoft IAS and other AAA platforms.
• Expertise in various types of testing including Functional, Feature Testing, Integration test, Performance testing, Stress and System testing on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products.
• Subject matter expertise of routing and switching protocols: TCP/IP fundamentals, IPv4/v6, BGP/MP-BGP, ISIS, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN VXLAN, IP sub-netting and super-netting and hierarchical routing principles, routing protocol operation routing policies at BGP peering points VPNs and the associated tunneling technologies such as IPSEC, L2TP, MPLS, etc..
• Previous experience with network equipment vendor products (e.g., Juniper, Cisco, Arista, OEM).
• Comfortable with Linux or other UNIX implementations, with scripting skills.
• Experience with python scripting / ansible for scripting and automation
• Ability to read code as source documentation