Consulting Engineer - Meraki

Job#: 2054693

Job Description:

What Youll Do

This position plays a leadership role in critical delivery engagements, ensuring operational excellence in service delivery execution and to assure customer objectives and business, transformational, and operational outcomes are achieved. Influencing internal and external stakeholders through innovating and compelling points of view and thought leadership on technology drivers for their business and has a high degree of credibility with both their business and IT executives. As a technical leader and trusted advisor, you will assess the customer requirements, develop and manage the service delivery methods of the engineering team and execute improvements through the eyes of the customer and internal stakeholders.

Who Youll Work With

Many different agencies within U.S. Public Sector Professional Service. This opportunity involves helping to craft the customers vision for their network and maintain a secure, state of the art environment that is second to none in terms of network up time and reliability. The qualified engineer in this account will be able to have an impact with our SLED customers and help them transform to meet their mission. As part of this team, you will work directly with our SLED customers and gain hands-on experience and exposure into their networks. You will collaborate on a variety of projects that have a real impact to our customers' mission critical public service goals. We will value your ideas and perspective on how to get things done. You will work on network infrastructures and help to deliver business solutions and technology solutions to achieve business values for our customers.

Who You Are

Key Responsibilities:

• Cisco Wireless and Meraki Solutions Expertise:
• Design, implement, and optimize Cisco Meraki solutions, including wireless LAN, switching, security, and SD-WAN technologies.
• Utilize the Meraki Dashboard for configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Provide advisory and consulting services to ensure seamless adoption and deployment of Meraki solutions.
• Experiences and deep knowledge in 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7)
• Meraki's Cloud Management (HTTP, DNS, SSL)
• Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol (CAPWAP)
• Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP)
• 802.1x/RADIUS; WPA3

WAN and LAN Expertise:

Design and deploy hierarchical network segmentation (access, distribution, and core layers) for enterprise networks.

Implement advanced routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP for WAN optimization.

Experience and deep knowledge of SDWAN deployment (Cisco and Meraki)

Collaborate with service providers to integrate and optimize network solutions.

Expert in interior routing protocol (like OSPF, IS-IS, RIP) and exterior routing protocol (BGP), layer 2 protocols (like STP, VTP, LACP), and others MP-BGP, MPLS, RSVP-TE.

FedRAMP Compliance:

Ensure solutions meet FedRAMP Moderate and StateRAMP authorization requirements for secure government cloud environments.

Maintain compliance with federal security mandates and FIPS 140-2 standards

Drive constituent success with our secure FedRAMP Moderate cloud

Cisco Meraki for Government

Deliver seamless digital experiences and modernize your IT within budget. Our cloud-managed platform simplifies management, enables secure networking, and provides unmatched network visibility.

End-to-end network visibility

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.