WI-FI / Wireless Architect
Santa Clara, CA, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 7 hours ago
K-Tek Resourcing LLC
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Skills
- WiFi
- Wi-FI
- Wireless
- Architect
Summary
Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)
Experience: 12+ Years
Job Description:
You will be responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of wireless services by reducing manual operational effort, improving operational processes, and proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
This position offers the opportunity to work on complex, global wireless deployments in a collaborative environment that values ownership, autonomy, and technical excellence, while providing mentorship and professional growth opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior Wireless Network Engineer, you will:
Own the operational health, availability, and performance of the enterprise wireless infrastructure.
Partner with architecture, tooling, and deployment teams to ensure new wireless solutions are production-ready, supportable, and aligned with operational standards.
Drive and implement automation initiatives to reduce operational toil and improve efficiency.
Monitor wireless network performance, identify trends and systemic issues, and lead reliability and scalability improvements.
Enable and upskill network support teams to support the global wireless footprint effectively.
Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues in a timely manner.
Identify opportunities for operational, architectural, and tooling improvements and work cross-functionally to deliver sustainable solutions.
Participate in incident reviews and contribute to long-term operational improvements.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Minimum 8+ years of experience in wireless network engineering, enterprise network operations, or related roles.
Strong understanding of wireless networking fundamentals and associated security components.
Deep understanding of WPA/WPA2/WPA3, RADIUS, EAP, and 802.1X authentication frameworks.
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise WLAN controllers, with preference for Mist Wireless platforms.
Solid understanding of RF fundamentals including site surveys, spectrum analysis, interference mitigation, and capacity planning.
Experience creating and interpreting wireless heatmaps and optimizing wireless performance for high-density environments and events.
Proven ability to tune wireless networks for scalability, resilience, and high availability.
Strong expertise in TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, VPNs, and Layer-2 switching.
Demonstrated experience operating large-scale enterprise networks in production environments.
Automation & Observability:
Proficiency in one or more scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Bash.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Nautobot/NetBox, and Netdisco.
Working knowledge of Linux system fundamentals is a plus.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a structured, methodical approach.
Excellent communication skills with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Preferred / Differentiating Skills:
Experience implementing network automation using telemetry sources such as SNMP, Syslog, and synthetic monitoring.
Hands-on exposure to wireless user-experience and synthetic monitoring tools such as UXI, Wyebot, or Signal7.
Ability to debug, optimize, and maintain automation scripts and workflows.
Experience with Mist Wireless, Cisco Wireless, and Mellanox / Cumulus Linux environments.
Familiarity with WLAN security platforms such as Cisco ISE.
CCIE Certification
- Dice Id: 10411276
- Position Id: 8875395
- Posted 7 hours ago
Company Info
Vision
To be a trusted partner and advisor to our customers
Mission
At K-Tek we believe in understanding the specific needs of the customer and tailor-creating innovative solutions to meet these needs. We invest in our employees and customers. We build a relation of trust with our customers through empathy, solutions and being the first time right.
Who We Are & What We Do
K-Tek Resourcing is a consulting organization with offices in Houston TX and St. Paul, MN. It is supported by 2 global delivery centers, located in India. With its global employee strength of over 250, K-Tek has been supporting its clients for over 9 years. We have been consistently achieving a growth of 30% Year on Year. We have an extensive experience of working in domains including BFSI, Retail, Healthcare and Pharma, Oil & Gas, Travel & Hospitality and Insurance. The technologies we service are IT Infrastructure, Mobile Technologies, Cloud & Big Data Solutions. We understand the needs of our customers and provide them with customized solutions and resources with the tenet of being the "First Time Right".
Values
-Commitment to our customers success through Integrity
-Excellence through Quality
-Growth through customer value creation
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