WLAN Engineer

Reposted 14 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office
Junior
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Information Technology • Consulting
The Role
Design, develop, test, and troubleshoot wireless, switching, and network-software solutions. Validate L2/L3 protocols, RF coverage, AAA, and API integrations. Collaborate with internal and outsourced partners, perform deep-dive packet-level diagnostics, RCA, and performance analysis to ensure high-availability and secure network infrastructures.
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WLAN Engineer

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

Aruba is an HPE Company, and a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise. Helping some of the largest companies in the world modernize their networks to meet the demands of a digital future, Aruba is redefining the “Intelligent Edge” – and creating new customer experiences across intelligent spaces and digital workspaces. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

Job Family Definition:

The job family spans across multiple engineering disciplines. Work consists of designing, developing, analyzing, troubleshooting and debugging systems, software and solutions for research and/or research development of product, services, and solutions for HPE’s portfolio. Requires a broad knowledge and application of engineering disciplines, methodologies and tools. 

Job Family Definition for Executive Levels only: Directs and manages a diverse team of engineering professionals performing research, development, design and/or implementation of products, services, solutions for the company’s portfolio. Responsible for creating and communicating technical strategy within the organization and/or across the function.

Management Level Definition:

Contributes to assignments of limited scope by applying technical concepts and theoretical knowledge acquired through specialized training, education, or previous experience. Acts as team member by providing information, analysis and recommendations in support of team efforts. Exercises independent judgment within defined parameters.

What you’ll do:

Responsibilities:

  • Looking for 2 - 5+ years of experience in supporting Aruba Products and Customers
  • Provide pre and post sales Design and consulting services to Aruba-HPE teams, customers and partners for various technologies and solutions.
  • Provide Complete services lifecycle for the customers including Plan, Design, Implementation, Migration and Optimization
  • Plan: Creating customer requirement document and business outcome plan
  • Design: Creating high level and low-level design documents based on customer requirements
  • Implementation: Preparing the installation plan includes Network implementation plan and Network ready for use plan
  • Migration: Preparing migration including Method of Procedure and migration validation checks
  • Optimization: Working on continuous improvement of network operations, uptime and security conformance.
  • Ability to multitask and work independently when required, with little supervision or direction
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, presentation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface to senior levels of the customer organization
  • Formulate action plans (technical and operational) for analysing and resolving reported issues.
  • Simulate customer designs in lab.
  • Participate in solution development and publications for knowledge base.
  • Work effectively in a team environment including Aruba and Customer colleagues; QA, engineers, and field organizations.
  • Required to travel to customer sites for consulting, training purposes, business reviews.
  • Provide Quarterly Customer Review meetings, providing technical status and recommendations

What you need to bring:

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering required.
  • Minimum of three (2) years’ experience in customer-facing consulting and design experience required.
  • Minimum of three (2) years’ experience with one or more of the following Aruba products;
  • IAPs/Controllers, Airwave, ClearPass, Central, Aruba switches

  • Knowledge of authentication protocols and servers required.
  • Understanding & experience in configuring & troubleshooting VoIP protocols like SIP, SVP, H323 etc. required.
  • Demonstrable experience identifying areas-of-opportunity for process improvement.
  • Demonstrable experience in customer network design and implementation.
  • Preferred Qualifications:

  • Technical and consulting experience supporting networking products and solutions with advanced expertise in network switching, routing and security highly desired.
    • Industry certifications like CCIE, CWNA, ACCP, ACMP, ACMX, ACDX and RHEL preferred.
    • Routing and switching protocols like BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, MSTP
    • Datacentre design experience preferred
    • Radius (authentication, Authorization, Attributes, CoA, Accounting, etc.)
    • SNMP based monitoring and AMON troubleshooting
    • Linux installations and troubleshooting skills
    • TACACS (Authentication, Authorization including per-command)
    • PKI (CA, Certs, Encryption, Trust, Client-side config)
    • Captive Portal (Redirects, Logins, Walled Garden)
    • Web Programming (PHP, HTML, JavaScript)
    • Cloud technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure)
    • 802.1x (EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, Supplicant config, Server trust, wired/wireless differences)
    • Network Device AAA (Experience with AAA on different switches, WLAN controllers, VPN concentrators, integration with Radius solutions)
    • Policy Enforcement (ACLs, Firewalls, dACLs, web redirection, VLAN switching)
    • Windows Sysadmin (AD, DC, Domains/Groups, GPO)
    • LDAP (DB structure, user/computer objects/groups)
    • SQL (DB structure, filter creation), Strong knowledge of POSTGRES
    • API (XML, SOAP, REST, Python)
    • VPN (IPSEC, Policy, AAA)
    • NAC (Posture check, NAP, Policy Framework)
    • Networking (Routing, DNS, DHCP)
    • Load-Balancing (Web, DNS, and Radius LB)
    • Strong networking experience, with sound understanding of various L2 / L3 protocols
    • Strong understanding of wireless concepts

Additional Skills:

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Security-First Mindset, User Experience (UX)

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

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Job Level:

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Typically 2+ years of experience in Networking (WLAN, Switching, or Network Software roles).
  • WLAN: Wireless concepts, 802.11 standards, RF troubleshooting.
  • Switching: Aruba AOS-CX architecture, VSX, LACP, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, packet-level troubleshooting.
  • Network automation and software skills: Python and REST APIs.
  • Software/Security: AAA (RADIUS/TACACS), PKI, 802.1X, NAC.
  • Linux and PostgreSQL environment experience.
  • Familiarity with network design tools, SNMP-based monitoring, and AMON troubleshooting.
  • Cloud and container technologies experience or understanding (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure).
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to interpret crash/core dumps and complex log files.
  • Solid understanding of DNS, DHCP, Load Balancing, and VPN/IPSEC.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
  • Preferred professional/expert certifications such as CCIE, CWNA, ACCP/ACCX, ACMP/ACMX, ACSP/ACSX, or RHEL.
  • Familiarity with cloud architectures, DevOps, microservices, and security-first mindset.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hewlett Packard Enterprise and has not been reviewed or approved by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave provides six months of fully paid time for all parents and includes options to return part-time for up to 36 months. Additional supports like backup childcare, fertility and adoption assistance reinforce a family-friendly package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellness Fridays offer paid early-finish time each month alongside resources such as on-site gyms, mental health tools, and paid volunteer time. These programs emphasize balance and personal well-being.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with a 100% match on the first 4% of base salary and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Retirement Transition Support enables part-time work for employees nearing retirement.

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The Company
HQ: Houston, TX
85,422 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

In 1939, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, college friends turned business partners, started the original Silicon Valley startup in the space of a rented Palo Alto garage. Starting with audio oscillators, the friends built the foundation for a company that would grow to become a global leader in enterprise technology. More than 75 years later, our success is exemplified through our employees’ drive to advance ideas that bring meaningful innovations to life for our customers and partners around the globe. We are guided by our mission to help customers use technology to turn ideas into value, and empower them to transform industries, markets and lives. We simplify Hybrid IT, power the Intelligent Edge and provide the expertise to make it all happen.

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