Senior Wireless Network Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Wireless Network Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Key Responsibilities

Network Reliability & Operations

• Design, deploy, and support enterprise-grade wireless network solutions (Wi-Fi 5/6/6E, cellular, point-to-point, RF systems).
• Monitor network performance, identify degradation, and implement corrective actions.
• Perform root cause analysis for wireless network outages or latency issues.
• Optimize wireless coverage, capacity, and spectrum utilization.

Automation & SRE Practices

• Develop automation for monitoring, configuration management, and incident response using tools such as Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Implement SRE principles including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for wireless systems.
• Build self-healing solutions and automate manual tasks to reduce operational load.

Performance Engineering

• Conduct RF surveys (Ekahau, AirMagnet) and wireless performance benchmarking.
• Troubleshoot complex L1/L2/L3 wireless networking issues.
• Optimize controller-based wireless networks (Cisco, Aruba, Juniper Mist, Ruckus).

Security & Compliance

• Implement wireless security standards including WPA3, 802.1X, NAC, and zero-trust principles.
• Ensure compliance with corporate security policies and industry standards.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work with cross-functional teamscloud, networking, infrastructure, and security.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for critical wireless incidents.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of experience in wireless networking, RF engineering, or network SRE roles.
• Strong knowledge of:
  
• Wi-Fi standards (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
• Wireless controllers, access points (Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, Meraki, Mist)
• Network protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, VLANs)
• RF fundamentals, spectrum analysis
• Experience with automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform, Bash).
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems.