Senior Wireless Engineer

About the role

The Senior Wireless Engineer position is part of the ITS Infrastructure, Operations, & Networking (I&O) team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This role involves managing and supporting the university's extensive wireless network, which includes more than 12,000 access points. The position will play a crucial role in the transition from Aruba to Cisco Meraki wireless platforms.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor the wireless infrastructure and associated network services
• Support the campus-wide migration from Aruba to Cisco Meraki, including configuration, validation, and cutovers
• Resolve connectivity and performance issues across the entire client and infrastructure path, including wireless association, authentication, NAC, RADIUS, DHCP, switching, routing, DNS, and wireless platform operations
• Create predictive wireless designs and perform site surveys for new construction, renovation, and operational initiatives
• Manage the wireless platform lifecycle, including firmware management, feature validation, and operational testing
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations for wireless deployments and related technologies
• Participate in operational support, maintenance activities, and on-call responsibilities as needed

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working with 802.11 technologies in an enterprise environment
• Strong troubleshooting abilities, intellectual curiosity, clear communication skills, and teamwork

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 1-2 years’ experience, or Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years’ experience, or a combination of related education and experience
• Experience engineering, supporting, and troubleshooting large-scale campus wireless environments
• Experience with Cisco Meraki wireless, including local gateway deployments
• Experience with Aruba wireless environments (ArubaOS 8.x)
• Experience planning or executing migrations between wireless platforms
• Experience creating predictive wireless designs and performing wireless site surveys
• Experience troubleshooting connectivity and performance issues across the full client and infrastructure path, including wireless association, authentication, NAC, RADIUS, DHCP, DNS, switching, and routing
• Familiarity with programmatic AI, such as using large language model APIs and tools like Claude to build scripts, automation, and operational tooling

Skills

• Strong troubleshooting ability
• Intellectual curiosity
• Clear communication skills
• Ability to work well within a collaborative engineering team

Benefits

Details on specific benefits will be provided upon hire.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $120,848.

Schedule

This position is full-time permanent and operates on a standard 40-hour workweek.

Contact Information

For further inquiries, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (919) 843-2300 or send an email to employment@unc.edu.