Job Description

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-grade wireless networks based on business and technical requirements.
• Conduct predictive and on-site RF surveys using Ekahau or similar tools.
• Develop HLDs and LLDs for Cisco Catalyst and Meraki wireless deployments.
• Produce wireless design documents including heatmaps, prediction reports, diagrams, configuration sets, and installation records.

• Install and configure Cisco/Meraki APs, WLCs, routers, switches, and supporting wireless components.
• Configure advanced wireless features such as RRM, seamless roaming, QoS, segmentation, and band steering.
• Deploy and manage wireless monitoring and analytics tools.
• Integrate wireless networks with existing wired infrastructure in coordination with network engineering teams.

• Configure and utilize DNAC for wireless provisioning, template-based automation, and policy-driven deployments.
• Leverage DNAC Assurance for health monitoring, client and device analytics, RF quality analysis, and proactive issue detection.
• Use DNAC tools (Path Trace, Client 360, Device 360, AI-Driven Insights) to troubleshoot complex wireless issues.
• Implement DNAC features including SWIM for software image management.
• Integrate DNAC with Cisco ISE for policy automation, profiling, and network-wide security enforcement.
• Provide continuous improvement recommendations based on DNAC insights.

• Monitor wireless performance and optimize RF parameters for best-in-class user experience.
• Analyze interference, channel utilization, roaming behavior, and capacity trends.
• Perform advanced tuning at both the controller and RF levels to resolve performance issues.

• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex wireless challenges.
• Diagnose RF issues, authentication failures, roaming problems, and interference scenarios.
• Document troubleshooting steps, root-cause analysis, and best practices.
• Coordinate with Cisco TAC for high-severity case handling.

• Implement and enforce wireless security standards including WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X, and encryption protocols.
• Integrate wireless solutions with Cisco ISE for authentication, guest access, profiling, and policy management.
• Recommend firmware upgrades, patching schedules, and hardware refresh plans.

• Develop configuration documents, test plans, as-built reports, and SOPs.
• Provide wireless assurance summaries, optimization recommendations, and project status updates.

• Work closely with customer teams, project managers, and technical stakeholders.
• Conduct training sessions, knowledge-transfer workshops, and technical enablement activities.
• Participate in pre-sales engagements and solution-design discussions when required.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise wireless networking.
• Strong expertise with Cisco Catalyst, AireOS, Meraki, ISE and Ekahau wireless platforms.
• Deep understanding of RF fundamentals, 802.11 standards, client behavior, and WLAN architecture.
• Extensive experience with Cisco Catalyst Center (DNAC) for provisioning, policy automation, Assurance, SWIM, telemetry analytics, and troubleshooting workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting background using packet captures, overlays, logs, and spectrum analysis.
• Experience integrating wireless networks with Cisco ISE (802.1X, profiling, guest access, posture enforcement).

FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT Avinash Sirur

Skills Required