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Job Description This is onsite 100% - 5 days a week Location: Mount Sinai Hospital - 1468 Madison Ave We are hiring a hands-on Wireless Network Engineer who can build and support enterprise wireless networks end to end. This is not a passive monitoring role and not a paper-design role. The right candidate has configured wireless controllers from scratch, deployed and tuned access points in real environments, troubleshoot client/device issues down to the RF and packet level, and used Ekahau to design, validate, and defend wireless designs in complex spaces. Qualifications + Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Masters degree preferred. + Eight years of diverse work experience in IT with a minimum of six years experience in systems analysis and application program development, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Specific Skills: + 5+ years of hands-on enterprise wireless engineering experience. + Demonstrated experience configuring wireless controllers and enterprise APs from scratch rather than only inheriting existing environments. + Strong hands-on troubleshooting background with production incidents involving controllers, APs, and client devices. + Direct Ekahau experience for both design and validation surveys. + Experience delivering survey findings in a professional report that includes findings, root cause, and recommended remediation. + Solid understanding of switching, VLANs, PoE, DHCP, DNS, NAC/802.1X, and how they affect wireless outcomes. + Able to explain technical findings clearly to engineers, managers, and non-technical stakeholders. + Able to work on-site for surveys, deployments, troubleshooting, and hardware replacement as required. Strongly Preferred: + Healthcare, campus, warehouse, manufacturing, or other high-density / high-complexity wireless environments. + Experience with voice over Wi-Fi, location-based use cases, medical devices, or latency-sensitive applications. + Experience with controller upgrades, large AP refreshes, and code migrations with minimal user impact. + Relevant certifications such as CWNA/CWDP/CWAP, ECSE, or Cisco wireless certifications. Compensation Statement The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $109,000.00 - $163,695.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. Non-Bargaining Unit, 294 - DTP Network Services - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital Responsibilities + Configure and support Cisco wireless environments from the ground up, including controller setup, WLANs, policy mapping, tags/profiles, AP onboarding, and site deployment. + Troubleshoot production wireless issues across the full stack: controller, AP, RF, authentication, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, switching, client devices, roaming, and application performance. + Perform pre-deployment predictive designs and pre/post-validation surveys in Ekahau for offices, clinics, hospitals, and other complex environments. + Interpret survey data and turn it into action: AP placement changes, power/channel tuning, antenna selection, cell sizing, capacity adjustments, and remediation plans. + Validate coverage, capacity, roaming, voice/video readiness, and client experience after changes, upgrades, or new deployments. + Support wireless upgrades, controller migrations, code updates, AP replacements, and incident response during maintenance windows and live outages. + Work on-site when needed to troubleshoot, replace failed hardware, collect RF data, and verify user impact is actually resolved. + Produce professional documentation: HLD/LLD notes, survey reports, MOPs, rollback plans, RCA documents, and concise leadership updates. + Partner with LAN, security, server, telecom, and endpoint teams when wireless problems cross boundaries Essential knowledge for this position + Cisco enterprise wireless architecture, including modern controller-based deployments and day-to-day operational support. + Wireless troubleshooting for real client problems: sticky clients, poor roaming, low RSSI/SNR, high retries, co-channel interference, adjacent-channel interference, DHCP/authentication failures, and application-specific complaints. + Ekahau predictive design, active survey, passive survey, sidekick usage, report interpretation, and pre/post validation methodology.RF fundamentals and how they translate into real design decisions: attenuation, channel width, contention, basic rate impact, power balance, 2.4/5/6 GHz tradeoffs, voice design, and capacity planning. + Supporting the wired side enough to isolate whether the issue is actually wireless, switching, PoE, uplink, NAC, or upstream services. About Us Strength through Unity and Inclusion The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinaiu2019s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual. At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history. About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time u2014 discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patientsu2019 medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. 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