Cisco Wireless Network Administrator

Network Data Systems (NDS) is looking for a Wireless Network Administrator.

The On-Site Support Resource will assist with implementation and provide lifecycle management support of the Supplier Managed LAN solution. On-site resource will assist with developing design and testing documentation as well as coordinating testing at deployed sites as required. During the deployment phase of a site deployment, they will work to stage the equipment and to aid the installers at the site with the install effort. They will work to ensure that the Site Readiness and Cutover milestones are met. The On-Site Support Resource will work under the direction of the NOC to assist with configuration changes and service patches. The position, on a daily basis, will perform the following activities: o Review clients current state infrastructure (networking). Objective is to become familiar with the current environment.
o Educate On-Site Support Resource on current WLAN project migration strategy, project timeline and WLAN solution end state.
o Act as a liaison between customer and RMS for issue management.
o Provide remote hands support for RMS NOC, as required.
o Provide on-site operational support and general IT support services at the DC location, Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
o Provide technical networking support related to client WLAN projects and activities that may include design, installation, configuration and troubleshooting support.
o Provide technical and project coordination support for required projects and action items

o Provide technical and project coordination support for required projects and action items
o Support the design, test, and integration initiatives.
o Execute installation plans provided by program leadership
o Provide design input through peer reviews as requirements are turned into design documentation
o Perform specific site and core system tests including installation test, deployment tests, functional test, and production release test and finally, acceptance testing for customer signoff.
o Provide technical networking support related to client WLAN projects and activities that may include: design, installation, configuration and troubleshooting support.
o Act as a liaison between customer and RMS for issue management and provide remote hands support for RMS NOC (Network Operation Center), as required.
o Provide on-site support for WLAN network
o Assist NOC with the Cisco Prime WLAN management platform to provide custom reports
o Assist NOC with the installation, configuration and administration server to be used as repository server for Wi-Fi backups, logs, upgrades, and reports.

Skillset: Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC), Cisco Catalyst Switches (385x, 9200, 9300, 9400), Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI), Cisco ISE, Cisco DNA Center (DNAC), Cisco Next Generation Firewall (FPR), IPv4, IPv6, BGP, STP, Campus Network Design

• At least 5 years total network management experience operating, maintaining, and updating a WLAN network to ensure they are kept up to date to ensure proper operations are maintained.  This includes adding or deleting sites and or network devices, making configuration changes, upgrading Operating Systems, at a minimum.
• At least 5 years of engineering level network support that includes specific knowledge of:
• Cisco wireless infrastructure
• Cisco Access point/authentication, and device management technologies and processes
• Demonstrate that security policies are met/implemented correctly on network devices, best practices were implemented, new technologies deployed to meet customer needs, software levels were maintained, and global configurations were managed and updated.
• At least 5 years’ experience with supporting global enterprise Network.
• Experience using the Microsoft office suite of tools.
• Experience with the ITIL V3 IT Lifecycle Management Framework.

Must be able to pass Public Trust Level Clearance. Candidates will be required to pass a drug test and criminal background investigation prior to starting the project. Only candidates local to the DC market can be considered at this time. If you are interested in learning more about this position, please contact me If this doesn't sound like the right opportunity for you, but you know someone who may be qualified to join this team, please forward this information to them today!

The estimated hourly range for this job is $50-65/hr. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that NDS reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel.

ABOUT NETWORK DATA SYSTEMS

Network Data Systems (NDS), founded in 1997, is a proven leader as an IT Professional Services and Managed Services provider.  We are a privately-owned company with 85%+ of our revenue from IT managed and professional services (not hardware) which means our people are the core of our business and success. The company, and our success, has been built on integrity and values to deliver high satisfaction to our employees and customers. 

Services we provide include assessment, transformation, staff augmentation and managed services to enterprise and mid-market companies in the US and most-of-world markets. Network Data Systems also supports our customers with re-sale services of major IT manufacturers like Cisco, Juniper and Aruba/HPE and other providers. Many of our clients are Fortune 500 companies with complex systems, multi-national workforces, and challenging integration issues. They depend on us as a partner to have the technical know-how to pull it all together, design a smart and solid solution, and execute according to plan.

Our Remote Managed Services provides proactive monitoring and management services, 24x7x365. Our Network Operations Center (NOC) is 100% US based supporting customers premise based, cloud and hybrid IT technologies to include but not limited to: Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless, Wide Area Network (WAN), Software Defined Network (SDWAN), Unified Communications & Collaborations (UC) and Data Center Services. Our customers span