Aruba Wireless Engineer

Aruba Wireless Engineer

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Dallas, TX, Birmingham, AL, Phoenix, AZ

Onsite 5-days a week Pay: $60-65/hr. on W2 ONLY

Length of Assignment: 6 Months Contract to Hire role

Function of the Group

Design, implementation, and optimization of large‐scale Aruba wireless networks in a complex enterprise environment. Initiatives/Projects: Ensuring wireless and NAC architectures align with network‐as‐code and infrastructure‐as‐code principles, while operating in a highly regulated enterprise network. Industry background: Expertise in Aruba WLAN architecture, ClearPass policy services, internet offload and guest access designs.

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.

Must Have Technical Skills Required (7+ years of experience Required):

• Designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise wireless networks
• Strong hands‐on experience with Aruba wireless platforms
• Proven expertise with Aruba ClearPass
• Experience designing and supporting internet offload and guest Wi‐Fi architectures
• Deep understanding of 802.11 standards, RF principles, roaming behavior, and wireless security
• Experience operating wireless networks at enterprise scale
• Experience working within Agile or iterative delivery models for enterprise network initiatives

Flex Skills/Nice to Have:

• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments
• Familiarity with Network as Code / Infrastructure as Code concepts as applied to enterprise networking
• Exposure to Agile networking or NetOps operating models
• 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

Education/Certifications: Aruba certifications (ACMP, ACMX, or equivalent)

Interview Process: One Virtual interview with manager

Hiring Manager Stack Ranking of Importance (Most Important to Least Important): Skills, Rate, Location, Client Experience