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Wireless Network Engineer (Must Reside In SoCal)

TEKsystems
$55.00 - $68.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, California, Los Angeles
May 07, 2025
Description Our client CommonSpirit Health is upgrading their Cisco systems through a refresh project and will be hiring a group of Wireless Network Engineers to support this work. We will need to find a resource in PST timezone residing in SoCal or nearby (CA or NV). There will be some travel required (a few days/month expectation depending on the stage of the project they are completing), but outside of those travel times to visit sites, this individual can WFH. "We are seeking a Wireless Engineer to join our wireless network engineering team, in supporting non-stop small/medium/large scale site & system upgrades within our nationwide healthcare organization. This person would be called upon to participate in the assessment, design, and implementation of new hardware, software & configuration changes to the various wireless networks. Our team is in constant collaboration with partnering teams like wired networking, security, server, endpoint management, voice and more, in order to provide holistic solutions that move everything forward together." RESPONSIBILITIES: Assess existing wireless networks to determine health scores and areas that need to be updated to a contemporary state Collaborate with endpoint support teams to determine technical specifications & expectations per endpoint device type Develop high-level & low-level designs that depict the before/after networks, and the transition plan to migrate from legacy to new environment is the least impactful, and most efficient way Coordinate with Project Management and partnering teams to assemble quotes, order/track/receive/assemble/test/stage new equipment Oversee and participate in the implementation tasks to bring new hardware, software & configurations online, migrate users, and decommission the legacy environment Provide day-1 support for newly activated environments, to make sure everything is stable before turning over to operations for steady-state support Perform project closure tasks to turnover finished deliverables to the Network Operations team OTHER DUTIES: The wireless network engineering team is part of a larger infrastructure engineering group. Our mission is to move everything forward together into the future. This means we as wireless engineers may be called upon to assist our partner teams to address situations like server migrations, new endpoint deployments, wired network upgrades that displace wireless controllers and/or access points. Security upgrades that modify firewalls, load-balancers, TACACS+, RADIUS, etc. There is a wide range of scenarios that could require assistance from wireless networking. We try to be good partners with the larger team, so that we are all successful for our end users and clients. Top Skills Details* wireless network engineering, cisco routers, cisco wireless Additional Skills & Qualifications -Able to be agile with travel; if they need to be deployed to a site in their region, can they go do the survey. STRONG PREFERENCE for candidates with Ekahau Survey/Design tool; Ekahau Pro accurately predicts network coverage, performance, and capacity-in 3D. With built-in design profiles to meet commonly used guidelines from Cisco, Aruba, Polycom, Skype, Vocera and other vendors. The software allows the engineer to conduct faster, more accurate site surveys. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Healthcare experience REQUIRED 3-5 years of experience supporting enterprise wired and wireless network environments (Cisco) 3-5 years of experience with the configuration and troubleshooting of wired and wireless network devices including Cisco Air-OS and IOS-XE based Wireless LAN Controllers, MSE/CMX/Spaces and Access Points. Familiarity with Dell-Aruba, Meru, Meraki, Ruckus is helpful. 1-3 years of experience with various network principles including: Layer1 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, RSSI, SNR, CCI, ACI, device uplink copper/fiber cabling), Layer2 (VLANs, Trunking, Port-channels, Spanning-Tree), Layer3 (Subnetting, IGP/EGP routing, Multicast, route-maps, NAT/PAT), Layer4 (TCP/UDP ports, QoS) 1-3 years of experience with Wireless network tools: PCAP (Wireshark, Cisco, WLAN-PI), RF (Ekahau, Metageek), Wireless NMS (Cisco Prime 3.x, DNAC w/Assurance) 1-3 years of at least indirect experience with ancillary networking tools like TACACS+, RADIUS (Cisco ISE), DHCP Servers (Microsoft), NMS Servers (SNMP, SYSLOG, NETFLOW, Other) Experience with Office administration tools Google-Suites (Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Chat, Drive), Microsoft Project & Visio DESIRED EDUCATION: Cisco CCNP Wireless or equivalent CWNP AA with 7 years of experience or BS with 5 years of experience Soft skills: Outgoing personality, able to work with minimal supervision, leadership skills Pay and Benefits* The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $68.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Los Angeles,CA. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on May 9, 2025. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.