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Required Skills

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

Essential

Technical Skills:

· Strong grip on Huawei Wi-Fi controllers and APs.

· Familiarity with Ruijie, H3C, Cisco, Huawei L2 switches.

· Knowledge of VLANs, NAC, and endpoint security.

· CLI + scripting for automation.

· Strong understanding of IPV4 & IPv6 planning

Soft Skills:

· Problem-solving

· Risk assessment

· Vendor coordination

· Team collaboration

Desirable

Ability to design Wi-Fi coverage maps and conduct RF surveys

Key Responsibilities

The purpose of the position is to manage, operate, and optimize the university-wide Access Layer and Wi-Fi infrastructure, ensuring seamless connectivity for end-users across academic, administrative, and residential facilities. The role covers multi-brand access switches (Ruijie, H3C, Cisco, Huawei L2 manageable switches) and Huawei Wi-Fi 5 & Wi-Fi 7 technologies. The engineer ensures high availability, secure access, and performance optimization of access networks, supports wireless expansion projects, and contributes to ICT governance, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives.

Access Layer Operations

Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot multi-brand L2 switches (Ruijie, H3C, Cisco, Huawei).
Implement VLANs, trunking, port security, and access policies.
Maintain redundancy and failover mechanisms at the access layer.

Wi-Fi Network Management

Deploy, configure, and optimize Huawei Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 7 APs and controllers.
Ensure seamless roaming, load balancing, and interference mitigation.
Implement SSID segmentation, authentication policies, and guest access solutions.

Security & Compliance

Enforce access control, NAC policies, and endpoint compliance.
Collaborate with cybersecurity teams for Wi-Fi secure onboarding.

Monitoring & Performance

Track KPIs such as uptime, throughput, latency, and user density.
Conduct periodic audits and performance tuning.

Documentation & Standards

Maintain updated network diagrams, configurations, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides.
Document Wi-Fi coverage maps, AP inventories, and firmware baselines.

Project & Vendor Management

Assist in vendor coordination, procurement specifications, and RFP evaluations.
Support rollout of new Wi-Fi technologies and access layer upgrades.

Team Collaboration

Provide technical support to NOC and helpdesk teams.
Train junior staff on access and Wi-Fi troubleshooting.

Experience Required

Essential Experience

Hands-on experience with multi-brand L2 switches (Ruijie, H3C, Cisco, Huawei). Practical expertise in VLANs, trunking, and access security. Experience managing Huawei Wi-Fi 5/7 controllers and APs. Knowledge of Wi-Fi optimization, roaming, and interference mitigation. Experience in NAC, endpoint compliance, and secure onboarding. Exposure to monitoring tools and performance baselines.

Desirable Experience

Experience in large-scale campus access network and Wi-Fi deployments.

Qualification

Essential Qualifications

16-year Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, telecom engineering or equivalent

Desirable Qualifications

18-year Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, telecom engineering or equivalent

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