Cisco Wireless Network Administrator

Job description

Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is a leader in digital services with pro forma annual revenue of circa € 12 billion and circa 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the Group provides Consulting & Systems Integration services, Managed Services & BPO, Cloud operations, Big Data & Cyber-security solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. With its deep technology expertise and industry knowledge, the Group works with clients across different business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation.

Atos is focused on business technology that powers progress and helps organizations to create their firm of the future. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and is listed on the Euronext Paris market. Atos operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline.

Description

Wireless network administrators' job duties focus around developing and maintaining the Wireless Network systems efficiency. A large portion of the day may involve troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair. Administrators must keep wireless networks operating at all times and check that all components of a network, both hardware and software, function together as designed. Technical assistance is often required for employees who experience technical difficulties.

Job Requirements

-Candidates should possess a high degree of technical competence and expertise in Cisco wireless infrastructure family of products, especially in the area of design, functionality, and technical specifications.
-Must have a broad in-depth understanding of both wired and wireless technologies and all components necessary to survey, design, secure, rollout, manage, and troubleshoot a ubiquitous wireless network using 802.11 a/b/g access technologies to support mobile communications for end users and warehouse scanners.
-Must understand wireless design criteria and security standards.
-Must be able to perform site RF surveys as needed.
-Must be able to provide information on future industry standards and direction.
-Must participate in the design and implementation of the wireless network for a large geographically dispersed campus.
-Position will be responsible for the review and documentation of the wireless network on a periodic basis.
-Position will act as one of the technical leads in deploying a fault-tolerant and high performance wireless network that provides the necessary trouble isolation and fault identification.
-Must have significant experience with Cisco 6500 and 3750 wired switches and Cisco 1100/1200/1500 series APs.
-Must have knowledge of network admission and access control features. Plus
-Must have experience with and knowledge of the Cisco Wireless Infrastructure Services Module, Wireless LAN Controllers and WCS.
-Must have extensive experience troubleshooting wireless controllers and wireless access experienced by client devices and users.
-This position operates in a 7x24x365 SLA driven environment, requiring flexible work hours.
-Travel may be required.

Specific Requirements:
-7-10 year experience in Enterprise-level networks with substantial WiFi (802.11) experience.
-Must have 4 to 6 years experience in WiFi design and implementation in large environments.
-Excellent organizational and time management skills.
-In-depth knowledge of 802.11 a/b/g radio technologies is required.
-Basic knowledge of Cisco LAN/MAN technologies is required.
-Excellent understanding of interconnection and troubleshooting techniques for LAN hardware to include switches, routers, and AP's.
-Familiarity with network diagnostic tools such as AirMagnet, Sniffer, etc.
-Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
-Thorough knowledge of TCP/IP protocols.

Skills:
-Cisco Wireless LAN controllers - 3 year - Currently Using – Required
-TCP/IP - 5 years - Currently Using – Required
-Wireless Scanners - 3 years - 1 year ago
-WAN - 3 years - Currently Using
-VoIP- 1 year - Currently Using

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