Join New Era Technology, where People First is at the heart of everything we do. With a global team of over 4,500 professionals, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. Our mission is to securely connect people, places, and information with end-to-end technology solutions at scale.
At New Era, you’ll join a team-oriented culture that prioritizes your personal and professional development. Work alongside industry-certified experts, access continuous training, and enjoy competitive benefits. Driven by values like Community, Integrity, Agility, and Commitment, we nurture our people to deliver exceptional customer service.
If you want to make an impact in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, New Era is the place for you. Apply today and help us shape the future of work—together.
Position Summary
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Wireless Network Engineer with deep expertise in Juniper Mist and senior-level experience in Fortinet firewalls. This is a 21-month contract position, and the ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of enterprise wireless networking experience, appropriate certifications, and proven supervisory experience overseeing other wireless engineers.
The role involves leading a wireless infrastructure migration project across campus to a global enterprise environment from Cisco to Juniper. He or She will be managing day-to-day operations, mentoring staff, and ensuring network performance meets business and technical expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead architecture, deployment, and optimization of Juniper Mist wireless systems
- Use Mist AI and Marvis to drive proactive performance enhancements
- Supervise and coordinate a team of wireless engineers to meet project milestones and performance KPIs
- Oversee Fortinet firewall configurations and wireless edge security integration
- Conduct advanced wireless site surveys and RF planning for multi-site deployments
- Document topologies, wireless heatmaps, policies, and troubleshooting procedures
- Collaborate with network security, systems, and cloud teams to ensure secure wireless access
Required Qualifications
- Experience:
- 7–10 years in enterprise wireless network engineering
- 5+ years with Juniper Mist wireless environments
- 1–3 years managing Fortinet Firewall deployments
- Proven supervisory or team lead experience in wireless infrastructure projects
- Certifications:
- Mandatory: Juniper Mist Certified Specialist or equivalent
- Preferred:CWNP, CCNP Wireless, JNCIP-ENT or similar vendor certifications
- Bonus: Fortinet NSE Level 4+
- Skills:
- Mastery of 802.11 standards, RF design, and wireless security protocols
- Hands-on experience with Mist dashboard, Marvis, and AI-driven optimization
- FortiOS policy creation, threat response, and integration with Wi-Fi access
- Python and API use for automation and analytics
- Secure guest access, NAC, and identity-based wireless segmentation
- Strong documentation and operational playbook development
Preferred Traits
- Strong leadership with strategic thinking and technical fluency
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Passion for AI-driven wireless innovation
- Effective communicator across technical and non-technical team
Below is the pay range of this position for considered candidates based on qualifications and experience.
New Era Technology, Inc., and its subsidiaries (“New Era” “we”, “us”, or “our”) in its operating regions worldwide are committed to respecting your privacy and recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Data that you may provide us. In this, we are also committed to providing you with a positive experience on our websites and while using our products, services and solutions (“Solutions”).
View our Privacy Policy here https://www.neweratech.com/us/privacy-policy/
Top Skills
What We Do
New Era Technology is a global managed technology service provider. New Era serves as a trusted adviser to more than 14,500 customers worldwide. Customers rely on New Era’s seamless blend of solutions that securely connect people, places, and information in a rapidly changing digital world. New Era has offices in the Americas, the United Kingdom, APAC, and Europe.
New Era provides solutions and services to diverse industries including Global Enterprise, Banking & Finance, Smart Buildings & IoT, Healthcare, Education, and Government.
Solutions and Services:
• Collaboration & Unified Communications
• Data Networking
• Digital Transformation
• SecureBlu Security Services
• CloudBlu Cloud Services
• Physical Security & Life Safety
• Managed Services
• Professional Services
