Global Enterprise Services, LLC (GES)
Global Enterprise Services, LLC (GES)
Global Enterprise Services, LLC (GES) is a technology solutions provider focused on helping organizations modernize and manage their IT. Its work spans digital transformation, next-generation IT operations, data science, cybersecurity, and managed services, supporting clients as they integrate technology and improve operational efficiency.

Principal Aruba Network Access Control Engineer

Lead modernization of GES enterprise Aruba wireless infrastructure, including Aruba Central, network access control, resilience, and cloud integration. Direct secure wireless migrations and transition services into operations.

Opis

  • Migrate Aruba wireless controllers to centralized, cloud-hosted infrastructure.
  • Deploy and configure Aruba Central for centralized management, standardized configurations, monitoring, and operational visibility.
  • Create migration strategies, implementation procedures, validation plans, rollback processes, deployment standards, and playbooks.
  • Coordinate cloud integration across connectivity, routing, security, and availability.
  • Design and implement Layer 2 and Layer 3 redundancy, controller failover, VRRP, virtual IP addressing, and high availability.
  • Assess and optimize DHCP, GRE tunnels, routing, and wireless traffic forwarding.
  • Resolve complex controller, routing, wireless connectivity, authentication, and performance problems.
  • Implement WPA3, WIDS, identity-based access controls, 802.1X, RADIUS, EAP-TLS, certificate-based authentication, and wireless access policies.
  • Connect wireless infrastructure with Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, Microsoft Entra ID, VPN, firewall, DNS, DHCP, NTP, routing, and monitoring systems.
  • Integrate Aruba Central with ScienceLogic SL1 for monitoring, alerts, device discovery, and performance visibility.
  • Design secure guest wireless with segmentation and options for Internet access.
  • Act as the senior technical expert, providing direction and mentoring while leading design reviews, implementation planning, testing, troubleshooting, migration, and operational transition.
  • Create and maintain architecture diagrams, configuration standards, migration and security documentation, test and rollback plans, SOPs, playbooks, and as-built records.

Zahteve

  • Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Relevant experience, education, or training may be considered instead of a degree.
  • IAT Level II certification.
  • Extensive hands-on experience engineering, implementing, and supporting enterprise Aruba wireless infrastructure, including controllers, access points, and centralized management platforms.
  • Experience with Aruba Central, including configuration management, controller integration, and enterprise wireless deployments.
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise wireless networking, including 802.11 standards, RF fundamentals, WLAN architecture, VLANs, routing, and switching.
  • Experience implementing and troubleshooting wireless controller redundancy, high availability, failover, and network resilience.
  • Experience with wireless security and authentication, including WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X, RADIUS, and enterprise NAC platforms.
  • Experience integrating wireless infrastructure with DNS, DHCP, NTP, routing, and monitoring platforms.
  • Experience preparing engineering designs, implementation plans, migration procedures, test plans, and production deployments.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex wireless connectivity, authentication, and network performance issues.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, technical guidance, and engineering documentation skills.
  • U.S. citizenship.
  • Active Secret clearance.
  • Must meet applicable cybersecurity workforce qualification requirements.