Wireless LAN (WLAN) Engineer

Job Description

Principal Specialist – Wireless Network Administrator | RTX

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at RTX, located in Bengaluru, India, with a hybrid work schedule. RTX operates in an enterprise technical environment. This position is for an established and productive professional contributor who will manage wireless services for the company. The role is critical for ensuring the smooth implementation, management, and troubleshooting of all wireless infrastructure, including access points, controllers, and management systems. This directly supports the company’s technical operations by providing comprehensive documentation and ongoing evaluation of deployed networks.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid – India(Karnataka)
• Mission: To manage, implement, and troubleshoot enterprise wireless services, ensuring a highly available and comprehensively documented network environment.
• Tech Stack: Cisco, Ekahau, AirMagnet, MetaGeek Channelyzer Spectrum Analysis tools, Packet Analyzers, Cisco Catalyst Center, Aruba Central, Cisco ISE, Aruba. Protocols: TCP/IP, Wireless, DNS, DHCP. Standards: 802.11.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Management: Perform day-to-day activities required to manage enterprise wireless services.
• Implementation: Implement wireless services, which includes deploying access points, controllers, and management systems.
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot wireless services within the enterprise technical environment.
• Documentation: Conduct wireless surveys and create comprehensive documentation for all deployed wireless frameworks.
• Evaluation: Conduct ongoing evaluations of deployed wireless networks.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM), unless prohibited by local laws/regulations. This role demands a strong understanding of current and upcoming wireless RF standards, specifically Wi-Fi and 802.11, along with basic RF parameters and signal flows (frequency, power-level, modulation methods, channel widths, signal losses). Knowledge of TCP/IP, Wireless, DNS, and DHCP protocols and services is also essential.
• Experience: Possesses 7 to 10 years of experience, unless prohibited by local laws/regulations. This experience must include deploying, troubleshooting, and maintaining highly available wireless infrastructure solutions, specifically with Cisco systems, in large-scale, multi-site, international environments. The role requires familiarity with Wireless LAN Controllers & Guest wireless solutions. Practical experience using various Wireless Analysis Tools is essential, such as Ekahau, AirMagnet, MetaGeek Channelyzer Spectrum Analysis tools, Packet Analyzers, Cisco Catalyst Center, and Aruba Central. Candidates should also demonstrate strong wireless site survey experience, applying industry best practices and criteria for standard RF survey designs across Data, Voice, and Location Based Services.
• Skills: Demonstrates strong analytic, problem-solving, and conceptual skills, complemented by strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Bonus: Experience with Cisco Catalyst Center, Aruba Central, and Cisco ISE is a plus. Additional experience with Aruba solutions in deploying, troubleshooting, and maintaining highly available wireless infrastructure solutions in large-scale, multi-site, international environments is beneficial. Certifications that are a plus include MCP, CCNA, CWNA, CCNP, CCNP-Wireless, and CWNP.