Lead Wireless Network Engineer

Job Description

Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. 

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.   

We are looking for a Lead Wireless (Wi-Fi) Network Engineer to head a newly created team of engineers dedicated to managing and growing CoStar Group’s corporate Wi-Fi network.  We have big plans for the next few years, this includes building two new 1000+ employee campuses, migrating our control plane to SaaS and ensuring all equipment & configs are tuned to increase overall speed in our platform that supports 80 campus buildings.

This position is in Washington, DC or Richmond, VA and offers a schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Responsibilities

• Architect, supervise and manage the Wi-Fi infrastructure spanning 80 worldwide office locations 
• Creates architecture documentation, maintains the project planning process and drives deliverables
• Support Network Access Control (NAC) software that manages our policy enforcement, device profiles and guess access management
• Monitor Wi-Fi networks proactively, identify and resolve performance issues, and implement preventive measures
• Utilize wireless network planning and survey tools such as Ekahau and AirMagnet to conduct comprehensive site surveys. Analyze wireless coverage, identify potential interference sources, and recommend optimal placement of access points
• Triage tickets related to Wi-Fi connectivity concerns, perform root cause analysis, iterate processes to prevent future issues
• Manage software & firmware updates to utilize the latest feature sets and to remediate security concerns
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to other team members and network engineers
• Stay updated with emerging Wi-Fi technologies and industry best practices to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• Work with various technologies including, but not limited to:
  • Firewall technologies including – CheckPoint, Palo Alto, Cisco
  • Cisco switches Catalyst 9300, 9400, 2960
  • SSL VPN solutions – Junos, Ivanti Pulse Secure, CheckPoint
  • SD-WAN platforms such as Palo Alto
  • Monitoring platforms including LogicMonitor, PRTG, zScaler ZDX, Aruba UXI and ThousandEyes

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college.  
• 4+ years supporting enterprise Wi-Fi over LAN and WAN environments
• Hands on experience with wireless survey tools and Wi-Fi design tools
• Experience installing, configuring, troubleshooting Cisco network devices
• In depth knowledge of radio frequencies and Wi-Fi spectrums and optimizations
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and technologies (e.g., TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching)
• Strong written and verbal communication, including writing procedural documents
• A track record of commitment to prior employers.

Preferred Qualifications And Skills

• 3+ years configuring and operating a NAC such as Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE, Forescout ContactACT, etc
• Hands on experience with Aruba Airwave management system
• Experience in network protocol analyzers/sniffers
• Demonstrated experience enhancing monitoring tools like Solarwinds, PRTG or LogicMonitor
• Knowledge of networking technologies to include TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, STP, HSRP, PPP, NAT, QoS, ACLs, MSCHAPv2, PAP, 802.1x, EAP-TLS
• Experience with Next Generation firewalls
• Industry certifications such as Aruba (ACMP, ACX), CWNP (CWNA, CWSP, CWDP) or Cisco (CCNA, CCNP Wireless) are a plus
• Certificate Management: Deploying certificate-based authentication including issuance, distribution, and revocation.

What’s in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply.  However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

This position offers a base salary range of $142,500- $222,400, based on relevant skills and experience, and includes a generous benefits plan.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing