Senior Technical Consultant - Enterprise Networking, Wireless

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

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We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. 

AHEAD is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to join the Enterprise Networking team. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting complex enterprise network solutions across routing, switching, BGP-based enterprise and WAN architectures, wireless, and network access control environments. The ideal candidate brings a strong consulting presence, deep technical expertise, and hands-on experience delivering network infrastructure projects for enterprise clients

Key Responsibilities: Design and implement enterprise network solutions across campus, branch, and datacenter environments

Lead technical discovery, architecture, design workshops, and deployment activities for client engagements

Develop high-quality low-level and high-level design documentation, implementation plans, and test plans

Configure, validate, and troubleshoot routing and switching platforms in complex production environments

Perform wireless site surveys, predictive designs, and post-deployment validation using Ekahau

Design and implement enterprise wireless solutions with a focus on coverage, capacity, roaming, and performance

Deploy and support Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for network access control, authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement

Provide technical leadership during implementation, migration, cutover, and optimization activities

Collaborate with project managers, architects, engineers, and client stakeholders to ensure successful delivery

Mentor junior consultants and contribute to technical best practices within the enterprise networking team

Support pre-sales efforts through solution reviews, level-of-effort input, and technical recommendations

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related experience

Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience designing and implementing enterprise network solutions

CCNP certification required, with strong focus on routing, switching, and BGP

Strong knowledge of BGP design, implementation, policy control, path selection, and troubleshooting in enterprise environments

CWNA certification required

Proven network design experience in enterprise environments

Hands-on experience with enterprise routing and switching platforms, including Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches, protocols, and architectures

Hands-on experience conducting wireless surveys and wireless design using Ekahau

Experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise wireless networks

Experience with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) deployments and policy-based access control

Strong understanding of LAN, WAN, WLAN, TCP/IP, VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, OSPF, BGP, QoS, and DHCP/DNS fundamentals

Ability to create clear technical documentation, diagrams, implementation plans, and client deliverables

Strong communication, presentation, and customer-facing consulting skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities across project-based work

Preferred Qualifications: CWNE certification preferred

Experience with enterprise network assessments, refreshes, migrations, and greenfield deployments

Experience with Cisco Catalyst, Arista, Aruba, and Juniper switching and wireless platforms

Experience with Meraki wireless platforms preferred

Experience integrating ISE with wired and wireless access environments

Experience working in a consulting, professional services, or client-facing delivery role

Additional relevant certifications in enterprise networking or wireless technologies

Success Profile: The successful candidate is a strong enterprise networking consultant who can independently lead design and implementation efforts, communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders, and deliver reliable solutions that meet client requirements. This person should be equally comfortable in architecture discussions, hands-on deployment work, and post-implementation troubleshooting.

Work Environment & Travel: Ability to travel occasionally within the United States as required for client meetings, site surveys, implementations, and cutover support

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in client-facing environments

The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.  

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

USA Employment Benefits include: 

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid company holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.

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