Cisco Outdoor Wireless Network Engineer​/Field Technician

Cisco Outdoor Wireless Network Engineer/Field Technician

Bowler Pons Solutions Consultants, LLC is seeking an experienced Outdoor Cisco Wireless Engineer/Technician to design, install, configure, test, and maintain outdoor wireless network infrastructure for government and military critical‑infrastructure customers.

The successful candidate will support outdoor Wi‑Fi, wireless mesh, point‑to‑point, and point‑to‑multipoint deployments using Cisco wireless networking equipment. This is a hands‑on field position requiring experience with radio‑frequency design, outdoor access‑point installation, antenna alignment, network configuration, structured cabling, grounding, weatherproofing, system commissioning, and troubleshooting.

The position requires work at customer facilities and outdoor project sites, including rooftops, poles, towers, parking areas, entry‑control points, campuses, airfields, and remote locations.

• Perform site surveys to evaluate wireless coverage, capacity, interference, physical installation requirements, power availability, network connectivity, and antenna placement.
• Design and implement outdoor Cisco wireless networks, including Wi‑Fi, mesh, point‑to‑point, and point‑to‑multipoint solutions.
• Install, configure, test, and troubleshoot Cisco outdoor access points, wireless bridges, controllers, switches, antennas, injectors, and related network equipment.
• Configure Cisco wireless infrastructure, including:
  • Access points and wireless LAN controllers
  • Service set identifiers, virtual LANs, and network segmentation
  • Authentication and encryption
  • Radio‑frequency profiles and channel assignments
  • Transmit power levels
  • Mesh and bridge connections
  • Quality‑of‑service policies
  • Redundancy and high‑availability features
• Support Cisco Catalyst wireless platforms, Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Catalyst Center, and applicable Cisco outdoor access‑point models.
• Conduct predictive and active wireless surveys using tools such as Ekahau, Hamina, Air Magnet, or equivalent platforms.
• Perform spectrum analysis and identify sources of radio‑frequency interference.
• Calculate link budgets, Fresnel‑zone clearance, antenna gain, cable loss, signal strength, and expected throughput for wireless bridge installations.
• Install and align directional, omnidirectional, sector, panel, and dish antennas.
• Install outdoor‑rated copper and fiber‑optic cabling, conduit, mounting hardware, junction boxes, surge‑protection devices, and power‑over‑Ethernet equipment.
• Ensure all outdoor equipment is properly grounded, bonded, sealed, weatherproofed, and protected against lightning and environmental exposure.
• Perform installations on rooftops, poles, elevated work platforms, towers, buildings, and other outdoor structures.
• Use cable testers, optical power meters, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, network analyzers, and wireless diagnostic tools.
• Troubleshoot coverage gaps, weak signal conditions, roaming problems, interference, packet loss, latency, authentication failures, and network connectivity issues.
• Integrate wireless systems with existing routers, switches, firewalls, network‑management systems, cybersecurity platforms, and customer enterprise networks.
• Perform firmware updates, configuration backups, equipment replacement, preventative maintenance, and system‑health assessments.
• Develop and maintain installation drawings, wireless heat maps, access‑point schedules, antenna schedules, test reports, equipment inventories, configuration records, and as‑built documentation.
• Conduct acceptance testing and document compliance with project specifications and customer requirements.
• Coordinate field activities with project managers, network engineers, electricians, general contractors, security technicians, customer representatives, and other project stakeholders.
• Follow site‑specific safety, cybersecurity, configuration‑management, quality‑control, and change‑management procedures.
• Provide technical support and training to customers and junior technicians.
• Complete daily field reports, deficiency lists, test records, photographs, and project closeout documentation.

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