Title

FiberNet Wireless Network Engineer

Client

Montgomery County

Location 

Rockville, MD

Resumes Due

28^th July 2021

Rate

Up to $70/hr. (All Inclusive)

Duration

6 months to start. 

Description/Role

 Scope of Work: 

Vendor will provide technical contractor(s) to support Montgomery County’s Enterprise Network (FiberNET). 

• Contractor will be responsible for the configuration, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis of Wireless infrastructure as well as Wide Area Networks (WAN) and Local Area Networks (LAN) to deliver voice, video and data applications to Montgomery County Government and County Agency offices. 
• Contractor will have demonstrable experience in: 
  • Experience with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax wireless network standards, wireless security mechanisms, wireless design principles, RF technology, and wireless network control systems, with a primary focus on Aruba. – 7+ years 
  • Experience with managing and documenting wireless networks, producing heat maps and AP placement documents 
  • Ability to design and deploy medium to large -scale wireless networks with proven experience to troubleshoot and isolate network issues 
  • Hands on experience implementing, upgrading/administering, and troubleshooting wireless controllers with an emphasis on Aruba 6000’s, 72xx’s and all Aruba AP models. – 7+ years 
  • Hands on experience using and administering Aruba’s AirWave NMS Servers and Aruba ClearPass servers. 
  • Cisco based routing and switching platforms in an Enterprise environment. Contractor should also be well versed in the theory of operation, deployment, and monitoring of network protocols such as VoIP, SNMP, NetFlow, HSRP, Spanning Tree, QoS/CoS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, NAT/PAT, NTP, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP. – 10+ years 
  • The use of wireless network planning and survey tools, such as AirMagnet, Ekahau, Site Survey, etc. – 7+ years 
  • The use of Wireshark (or any packet analyzer) to diagnose network performance problems with an emphasis on Wireless packet analysis and client experience tests. 7+ years 
  • LAN technologies (GigabitEthernet, PoE, link aggregation, CDP, LLDP, ARP, VLAN’s & trunking) – 10+ years 
  • Experience in creating network staff training materials, network diagrams (Microsoft Visio), and general documentation 5+ years 
  • Certified in ACMA, ACMP, ACCP, CCNA Wireless, CWNA or any CWNP certifications (one or move certifications would be ideal) 
  • Contractor will work side-by-side with County staff to design, deploy, monitor, and maintain WAN/LAN/Wireless infrastructure. 
  • Contractor will report directly to Manager of Network Services. 
  • Contractor may work under the direction of Network Services staff as assigned 

Contractors are expected to work hours as assigned, also to work periodically in the field at remote County locations. Such assignments may require contractors to work a normal business day schedule or a combination of a normal business day, off-hours and weekends. Requests to work off-hours are anticipated to be approximately 15%. When working in the field, contractors must furnish their own transportation. Montgomery County Government does not provide vehicles to contractors. This contract does not permit reimbursement for expenses. The County will provide materials and equipment necessary to perform assigned duties. 

Skills/Experience Required

Contractor will have demonstrable experience in: 

• Experience with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax wireless network standards, wireless security mechanisms, wireless design principles, RF technology, and wireless network control systems, with a primary focus on Aruba. – 7+ years 
• Experience with managing and documenting wireless networks, producing heat maps and AP placement documents 
• Ability to design and deploy medium to large -scale wireless networks with proven experience to troubleshoot and isolate network issues 
• Hands on experience implementing, upgrading/administering, and troubleshooting wireless controllers with an emphasis on Aruba 6000’s, 72xx’s and all Aruba AP models. – 7+ years 
• Hands on experience using and administering Aruba’s AirWave NMS Servers and Aruba ClearPass servers. 
• Cisco based routing and switching platforms in an Enterprise environment. Contractor should also be well versed in the theory of operation, deployment, and monitoring of network protocols such as VoIP, SNMP, NetFlow, HSRP, Spanning Tree, QoS/CoS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, NAT/PAT, NTP, RADIUS, DNS, DHCP. – 10+ years 
• The use of wireless network planning and survey tools, such as AirMagnet, Ekahau, Site Survey, etc. – 7+ years 
• The use of Wireshark (or any packet analyzer) to diagnose network performance problems with an emphasis on Wireless packet analysis and client experience tests. 7+ years 
• LAN technologies (GigabitEthernet, PoE, link aggregation, CDP, LLDP, ARP, VLAN’s & trunking) – 10+ years 
• Experience in creating network staff training materials, network diagrams (Microsoft Visio), and general documentation 5+ years 
• Certified in ACMA, ACMP, ACCP, CCNA Wireless, CWNA or any CWNP certifications (one or move certifications would be ideal) 
• Contractor will work side-by-side with County staff to design, deploy, monitor, and maintain WAN/LAN/Wireless infrastructure. 
• Contractor will report directly to Manager of Network Services. 
• Contractor may work under the direction of Network Services staff as assigned 

Contractors are expected to work hours as assigned, also to work periodically in the field at remote County locations. Such assignments may require contractors to work a normal business day schedule or a combination of a normal business day, off-hours and weekends. Requests to work off-hours are anticipated to be approximately 15%. When working in the field, contractors must furnish their own transportation. Montgomery County Government does not provide vehicles to contractors. This contract does not permit reimbursement for expenses. The County will provide materials and equipment necessary to perform assigned duties. 

All candidates: 

• Must be well organized, responsible, and accountable 
• Must be detail-oriented, quick to learn, self-motivated 
• Have ability to follow directions and execute written procedures 
• Must be available for some work off-hours and weekends 
• Must communicate effectively with associates and others over telephone, SMS text, and via email 
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds 
• Must possess reliable transportation to ensure work attendance as scheduled