Senior Specialist - Wireless & Network
Mohali
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced L3 Wireless Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience in enterprise Wi-Fi troubleshooting, wireless network deployment, optimization, and Wi-Fi site surveys. The candidate should have practical experience working with Wireless Access Points, Wireless Controllers, RF analysis, Wi-Fi survey tools, heatmap analysis, coverage/capacity validation, and wireless performance troubleshooting.
Work experience: 8 to 10 yrs.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide L3 support for enterprise wireless network environments.
- Troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity, authentication, roaming, coverage, and performance issues.
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Wireless Access Points and Wireless Controllers.
- Support new wireless deployments and AP installations.
- Perform Wi-Fi site surveys and wireless network assessments.
- Conduct predictive, passive, and active wireless surveys.
- Perform RF analysis and spectrum analysis.
- Create and analyze Wi-Fi heatmaps for:
- Signal strength / RSSI , SNR , Noise ,Channel utilization, Coverage
- Interference , Capacity
- Recommend appropriate AP placement, channel allocation, and transmit power based on survey findings.
- Perform pre-deployment and post-deployment wireless validation.
- Identify coverage gaps, interference areas, and high-density wireless locations.
- Prepare professional Wi-Fi survey reports including findings and recommendations.
- Work with onsite engineers and customers during wireless surveys and deployments.
- Coordinate with network, security, and infrastructure teams for end-to-end issue resolution.
- Perform RCA for recurring wireless issues.
- Maintain wireless documentation, AP inventory, floor plans, survey reports, and SOPs.
- Manage incidents, changes, and service requests within defined SLA.
- Escalate complex wireless/RF issues to L3/SME or vendor support.
Wi-Fi Survey Tools – Required / Preferred Experience
Hands-on experience with Wi-Fi survey and RF analysis tools is strongly preferred.
Preferred Tools
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Ekahau AI Pro / Ekahau Survey
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Hamina Network , AirMagnet Survey
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NetAlly / AirMapper , iBwave Wi-Fi
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TamoGraph , NetSpot
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Other enterprise Wi-Fi survey/RF analysis tools
Candidate should have experience in:
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Predictive Wi-Fi design , Passive Wi-Fi survey ,Active Wi-Fi survey
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Spectrum analysis , RF interference analysis , AP placement/design
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Channel planning , Transmit power planning , 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz analysis
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RSSI analysis , SNR analysis , Noise-floor analysis
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Channel utilization analysis , Co-channel interference (CCI)
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Adjacent-channel interference (ACI) , Coverage validation , Capacity planning
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Roaming analysis , Wi-Fi heatmap generation , Post-deployment validation
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Survey report preparation
Mandatory Technical Skills
|
Skill |
Requirement |
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Enterprise Wi-Fi / WLAN |
Mandatory |
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Wireless AP & Controller |
Mandatory |
|
Wi-Fi Troubleshooting |
Mandatory |
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Wi-Fi Site Survey |
Mandatory / Strong Preference |
|
RF Fundamentals |
Mandatory |
|
Ekahau / Hamina / AirMagnet |
Strongly Preferred |
|
Heatmap Analysis |
Preferred |
|
Predictive Survey |
Preferred |
|
Active / Passive Survey |
Preferred |
|
Spectrum Analysis |
Preferred |
|
Cisco / Aruba / Meraki / Ruckus |
Mandatory – at least one |
|
VLAN / DHCP / DNS |
Mandatory |
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TCP/IP |
Mandatory |
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WPA2/WPA3 / 802.1X / RADIUS |
Preferred |
|
Wireshark |
Preferred |
Certification required : CCNP \ CWNA \ CWAP \ CWDP \ CCNA & Cisco SD-WAN / ENSDWI.