Viasat · 1 day ago
Senior Wireless & Network Engineer
Texas, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$121K/yr - $226K/yr
8+ years expViasat is a company focused on delivering global communication solutions. They are seeking a highly skilled Senior Wireless & Network Engineer to support and optimize enterprise and campus networks across various regions, ensuring global network reliability and performance.
InternetOptical CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Architect, deploy, and optimize enterprise Wi-Fi networks across global hospitality, campus, and multi-site environments
Lead wireless upgrades, site surveys, capacity planning, and RF optimization
Manage and support multi-vendor wireless infrastructures including Ruckus, Aruba, Arista, and Cisco
Design, configure, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN/SD-WAN architectures
Implement and support multi-vendor switching and routing solutions including Fortinet, Ruckus, Arista, Nokia, and Calix
Troubleshoot complex global network issues across layers 1-7, including RF, routing, authentication, and application performance
Support global deployments, expansions, migrations, and upgrades
Provide operational leadership for outages and escalations
Maintain resiliency through proactive monitoring, observability, and automation
Document standards, playbooks, and network topology for operations teams
Develop scripts to automate configuration, validation, and monitoring (Python, Bash, Ansible preferred)
Build telemetry dashboards and network health pipelines
Implement Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) workflows
Qualification
Required
Minimum 8 years of experience in wireless, routing, switching, and enterprise network engineering
Minimum 3 years in a senior engineering role
Hands-on experience with Wi-Fi across at least two vendors (Ruckus, Aruba, Arista, Cisco)
Strong knowledge of routing/switching including L2/L3 design, STP, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, and EVPN
Experience with firewalls, SD-WAN, and security platforms (Fortinet preferred)
Strong documentation, communication, and leadership skills
Ability to travel 40%; domestically and internationally as needed
Required participation in scheduled on-call rotation
US Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status
Able to work out of our office in College Station, TX as needed
Preferred
Experience with GPON, XGSPON, DOCSIS, fiber access networks, ONT/OLT provisioning
Scripting/automation experience (Python, Ansible, APIs)
Experience designing networks for campus, hospitality, education, retail, or large enterprise
Experience with RADIUS/802.1X, NAC, IAM, and zero-trust networking
Certifications such as CWNA, CWDP, CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or NSE
Benefits
Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that offers satellite services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.16BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Andy Lincoln
Chief Engineer
Don Buchman
President Aviation
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