Title: Senior Aruba Network Engineer -- CTH

Position Title: Senior Aruba Network Engineer

Location: Vienna, Virginia - Onsite

6 months Contract to Hire

Top 3 Skills:

1. Aruba clear pass
2. Strong Aruba networking experience
3. Aruba Certifications (ACSA, ACSP, ACCP, ACDX)

Key Responsibilities:

Aruba Networking & Wireless

• Design, deploy, configure, and support Aruba enterprise networking solutions
• Implement and support Aruba CX switching platforms and Aruba wireless solutions
• Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, routing, spanning-tree, QoS, multicast, and network segmentation
• Perform wireless surveys, optimization, tuning, and troubleshooting
• Develop high-level and low-level network designs and implementation documentation

ClearPass / NAC Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and administer Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager environments

Configure:

• 802.1X authentication
• MAC authentication
• Guest access workflows
• BYOD onboarding
• Role-based access control
• Dynamic segmentation
• Certificate-based authentication

Integrate ClearPass with:

• Active Directory
• LDAP
• PKI/Certificate Services
• MFA platforms
• SIEM/security monitoring tools

• Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement issues
• Develop and maintain NAC policies, enforcement profiles, and onboarding workflows

Network Security & Architecture

• Assist with network segmentation and Zero Trust initiatives
• Support secure access strategies across campus and remote environments
• Collaborate with security teams on compliance, audit, and security initiatives
• Participate in architecture workshops and technical strategy discussions
• Provide guidance on best practices, standards, and operational improvements

Operational Support

• Perform advanced troubleshooting for enterprise network environments
• Support production maintenance windows and upgrade activities
• Develop implementation plans, migration procedures, and rollback documentation
• Create and maintain network diagrams and technical documentation
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership when required

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise networking experience
• 3+ years of hands-on Aruba ClearPass experience

Strong understanding of:

• TCP/IP
• Routing and switching
• VLANs and segmentation
• 802.1X
• RADITACACS+
• Wireless networking concepts
• NAC architectures

• Experience with Aruba CX switching platforms
• Experience with Aruba wireless controllers and APs
• Experience integrating ClearPass with identity providers and directory services
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience creating technical documentation and implementation procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills