Network Engineer

Our New York Healthcare client is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to support a large-scale Wireless Access Point Refresh initiative. This role is responsible for performing enterprise wireless site surveys, designing and optimizing wireless infrastructure, and ensuring reliable network performance across complex hospital and office environments. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity with the potential for full-time employment based on performance and project deliverables. This onsite role has an initial duration of 6 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform wireless site surveys, RF analysis, and wireless network design for enterprise environments.
• Design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize WLAN, LAN, WAN, and enterprise network infrastructure.
• Utilize tools such as Ekahau, Acrylic, spectrum analyzers, AutoCAD, and Visio to develop wireless designs and documentation.
• Lead small network projects and collaborate with IT, construction teams, and vendors on infrastructure initiatives.
• Configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and network management systems.
• Produce technical documentation, design specifications, disaster recovery plans, and project reports.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership on enterprise networking initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in RF engineering, wireless site surveys, and enterprise network engineering.
• Experience supporting complex healthcare, hospital, or large enterprise environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of RF principles, Wi-Fi technologies, LAN/WAN, VPN, BGP, EIGRP, MPLS, VLANs, QoS, NAC, RADIUS, TACACS, and Cisco networking.
• Experience with wireless survey tools including Ekahau and Acrylic.
• CCNP, CCDP, CWNP, or equivalent certification strongly preferred.

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