WLAN Customer Support Engineer
Duration: Up to 18 months, renewed quarterly, based on business need, budget approval and performance.
Work Site: RTP, Durham, NC (onsite only)
Interview Method: 1st round - Phone/Webex / 2nd round - Onsite for local or Webex with Video BIC OT AFTER NINE MONTHS RAMP UP TIME
Looking for candidates with Wireless Lan (802.11), Access points (AP), Controllers , RF, Antenna, AAA/Radius/EAP/AES/Encryption experience
What You'll Do
Do you thrive in an environment that fosters teamwork and collaboration skills?
We are seeking a Customer Support Engineer in Wireless LAN technology to join some of the industry's brightest minds in developing and deploying today's most advanced Internet technologies.
In this role, you'll gain insight on the detailed functionality of Cisco products and partner with all distributed elements of the service chain. Are you someone who demonstrates an aptitude and appetite for learning new technologies, as evidenced by your ability to expand upon core knowledge. This is a great opportunity for someone with an empathetic view towards customers issues to hone their skills and advance their career by working with an industry leader in networking technology.
Who You'll Work With
Technical Services is a team of world-class technical specialists whose #1 focus is to help customers deploy and operate their networks effectively while delivering the best possible customer service experience. Our success is validated through excellent financial results, growing customer satisfaction metrics, industry recognition, and employee satisfaction scores.
Who You Are
· You have working knowledge of the Networking industry, products and protocols.
· Your strong analytical and solving problems skills are second to none.
· You have an ability to handle critical customer issues and are able to deliver known solutions with a high level of customer satisfaction.
· You can identify root cause and resolution for previously unknown problems which makes you a trusted resource.
Required Product Knowledge and Technical Skills:
· You've achieved a Bachelors in a technical field (CS/EE preferred) and 2-5 experience or 4-7 years related experience.
· Your experience includes at least 2-3 years designing, deploying, configuring, supporting, trouble shooting, debugging and administering some of the following Wireless LAN products, devices, and technologies for small, medium, large and/or enterprise businesses: Wireless Access Points, Wireless Client Association, Wireless Controllers, CSMA/CA, RTS, CTS protocols, RF transmission, Antennas, IEEE 802.11 standards (a,b,g), 802.1x Wi-Fi, 802.1Q Trunking, and Ether channel
· You can demonstrate a deep understanding of LAN Switching technologies (VLAN’s)
· You have hands on experience with WLAN Security in the areas of authentication, encryption, IDS/IPS using Radius, AAA authentication, EAP, LEAP, PEAP, PSK AES-CCMP encryption (AES- Counter w. CBC MAC Protocol) Wireless Sniffers WEP encryption (Wired Equivalent Privacy) WPA (Wi-Fi Protocol Access), WPA2 Cisco LWAPP and IOS based solutions WLSM, WiSM, WCS
· Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, give you the ability to build trust and develop positive relationships
· You love promoting and soliciting ideas within your project team(s) and can provide guidance to teammates effectively.
· You're passionate about training other specialists to gain intermediate to advanced proficiency
Desired Skills:
· You've acted as a focal point for a large account network problem resolution.
· You provided support on a worldwide basis.
· Achieved your CCIE
· Can work independently with little supervision Can be an innovator, have impact, and motivate change