Senior Wireless & Network Access Engineer -Aruba/Clearpass

Job Title: Enterprise Engineer
5 Days In Office
The candidate can work from any of the following locations:
Pittsburgh PA - Two PNC Plaza 620 Liberty Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Cleveland OH - Strongsville Technology Center 8100 Mohawk Dr. Strongsville, OH 44136
Birmingham AL - Birmingham - Brock 701 32nd St. South Birmingham, AL 35233
North Texas Market TX - Dallas Innovation Center - Luna Rd 11511 Luna Rd Farmers Branch, TX 75234
Phoenix - Biltmore 2850 E Camelback Rd Phoenix AZ 85016
***This is a W2 position and the candidate must be willing/authorized to work for any employer. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The ideal candidate is hands‑on and design‑oriented, with strong operational maturity and an appreciation for modern NetOps practices.
• Design, deploy, and support enterprise‑grade Aruba wireless LAN solutions across corporate offices, campuses, and remote/branch locations
• Lead wireless architecture and design efforts, including RF design, capacity planning, predictive and post‑deployment surveys, and coverage optimization
• Engineer and maintain Aruba ClearPass solutions for authentication, authorization, posture assessment, BYOD, guest access, and device profiling
• Design and support internet offload architectures, including guest Wi‑Fi and segmented access models, ensuring secure and scalable traffic separation
• Collaborate closely with security teams on NAC, identity‑based access control, and policy enforcement strategies
• Troubleshoot complex wireless issues involving RF interference, roaming behavior, authentication failures, and performance degradation
• Develop and maintain wireless standards, design documentation, and best practices for enterprise deployments
• Partner with automation, platform, and infrastructure teams to support network‑as‑code and NetOps initiatives, ensuring wireless and NAC designs are automation‑ready, repeatable, and policy‑driven
• Participate in Agile‑based network delivery, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and iterative design reviews for wireless and NAC initiatives
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point and mentor junior engineers
• Partner with vendors and integrators on architecture reviews, feature adoption, and long‑term wireless roadmap planning.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise wireless networks
• Strong hands‑on experience with Aruba wireless platforms, including access points, controllers, and Aruba Central
• Proven expertise with Aruba ClearPass, including 802.1X, BYOD workflows, guest access, device profiling, and TACACS/RADIUS
• Experience designing and supporting internet offload and guest Wi‑Fi architectures in large enterprise environments
• Deep understanding of 802.11 standards, RF principles, roaming behavior, and wireless security
• Experience operating wireless networks at enterprise scale (hundreds to thousands of access points and locations)
• Experience working within Agile or iterative delivery models for enterprise network initiatives.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments
• Familiarity with Network as Code / Infrastructure as Code concepts as applied to enterprise networking (e.g., automation‑friendly design, configuration standardization, API‑driven platforms)
• Exposure to Agile networking or NetOps operating models, including collaboration with automation and platform engineering teams
• Familiarity with wireless assurance and observability tools
• Experience supporting large branch, campus, or retail wireless deployments
• Scripting or automation exposure (e.g., Python, REST APIs) related to network operations.

Certifications: Preferred: Aruba certifications (ACMP, ACMX, or equivalent)