Network Engineer (Wireless Aruba) with Security Clearance

Company: Leidos
Duration: Long term contract, 5 years Location: Five Days in Office Until Acclimated and then possibly One Day Remote – Fort Meade 20755
Clearance: Secret Must-Haves:

• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• IAT Level II Certification
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of experience OR Master's degree with 10+ years of experience
• Extensive hands-on experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise wireless networks across multiple sites
• Strong Aruba wireless expertise including Access Points, Gateways/Controllers, and Aruba Central
• Experience with Aruba AOS 10 environments
• Strong 802.11 and RF engineering knowledge including coverage, interference, capacity planning, and roaming optimization
• Experience with 802.1X, EAP-TLS, RADIUS, certificate-based authentication, and Aruba ClearPass or similar NAC platforms
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, and network segmentation
• Experience leading deployments, troubleshooting complex issues, and creating engineering documentation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Plusses:
• Aruba Professional or Expert Certifications
• Cisco networking or security certifications
• Experience with clustered Aruba Central On-Premises deployments
• Experience with distributed Aruba ClearPass clusters
• Cisco ISE coexistence experience
• Comply-to-Connect (C2C) rollout experience
• Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 expertise
• High-density RF survey experience
• Voice roaming optimization
• Ekahau or AirMagnet experience
• WIDS/WIPS implementation experience
• WPA3 and secure guest wireless architecture
• DoD RMF and STIG compliance experience
• REST API integrations
• SNMPv3 monitoring
• Python or Ansible automation
• Wireless telemetry and enterprise monitoring integration
• Experience supporting large-scale DoD or classified networks Job Description:

Insight Global is seeking a Principal Network Engineer – Wireless to sit Hybrid at Fort Meade. This individual will serve as the technical lead for a large-scale enterprise Aruba wireless environment supporting mission-critical Department of Defense operations. The engineer will drive wireless architecture, RF optimization, secure access solutions, and modernization initiatives across a geographically distributed network. This role requires deep expertise in Aruba AOS 10, Aruba Central, ClearPass, 802.1X authentication, and network security integration. The ideal candidate is a hands-on wireless expert who can lead complex deployments, solve challenging connectivity and authentication issues, collaborate across network and cybersecurity teams, and deliver highly available, secure wireless services at enterprise scale.