Cisco Wireless Infrastructure Engineer (remote From Anywhere In Colorado) - Remote Eligible

Cisco Wireless Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: $94,000.00 - $112,000.00 Annually

Location: Statewide, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: EGB93588 (08/25)

Department: Governor's Office of Information Technology

Opening Date: 08/19/2025

Closing Date: 8/28/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information: oit_hr@state.co.us

This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

As our new Cisco Wireless Infrastructure Engineer you will be our team's go to resource for Wireless projects as well as Cisco DNAC/Cisco Catalyst Center initiatives. You will provide network engineering services to the statewide enterprise network and all State agencies. You will act as a subject matter expert providing design, implementation, and support of highly complex networks including LAN/WAN, SDWAN, SD-Access, Wireless, data center, cloud technologies.

The position acts as the technical lead for the planning, testing, administrating, and implementing network solutions and establishing best practices standards. The position makes decisions and provides detailed input that affects the State core network and agencies network infrastructure. The position performs network architecture design and implementation which impact all supported agencies and their locations across Colorado. The position establishes network technology standards to be used within the State network infrastructure. The position interfaces with the network operations, security operations, and telecommunications teams to provide network services to customers. The position supports the strategic interface to other entities including state, federal, and local agencies; private sector groups; and the public.

Some of the day to day tasks include:

• Designing, configuring, administering, and deploying mission critical network hardware and applications to provide network as a services (NaaS) for State agencies to include wireless, software defined access and wide area networks.
• Maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems, addressing security concerns, responding to and resolving outages, scheduling upgrades, and collaborating with internal and external partners on network optimization.
• Providing subject matter expertise on network design, solution, and implementation for new network projects.
• Analyzing performance and comparative costs of products to determine the most cost effective solution.
• Providing recommendations and solutions to leadership.
• Partnering with customers and vendors to clarify rationale for technical decisions and concepts so they can understand the basis for the decisions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on professional experience in network operations and support.
• A minimum of three (3) years configuring routing and switching for local campus and wide area networks.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience with Cisco DNAC/Cisco Catalyst Center Network Management. (MUST HAVE - There is no equivalency for this experience)
• A minimum of three (3) years configuring, deploying, or managing wireless infrastructure. (MUST HAVE - There is no equivalency for this experience)
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in leading and planning network projects.
• Experience managing Network monitoring applications.
• Experience with developing network topologies and diagrams.
• Experience with creating technical project documentation, method of procedures, and technical reference guides.

Substitutions: Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years professional experience in network design, architecture, and implementation.
• Cisco Professional and/or Expert certifications such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Cisco Certified Internet Expert (CCIE), Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP), ECSE Design, ECSE Advance, ECSE Troubleshoot.
• Professional networking experience with wireless technologies.
• Professional networking experience with Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) application.
• Professional networking experience with data center technologies.
• Professional networking experience with Software-Defined Access technologies.
• Professional networking experience with Software-Defined WAN (SDWAN).
• Professional networking experience with scripting and automation.
• Understanding Agile/Scrum Methodologies or having Agile/Scrum Methodologies certification(s).

Conditions of Employment: OIT candidates and employees must comply with any screening procedures in place at state entity locations where they might be required to perform work. A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.

If this posting indicates "remote from anywhere in CO" in the title, periodic reporting to the primary state work location designated for the position is required. All remote work must be performed in Colorado. While candidates from out of state will be considered for this role, the candidate selected for the position must relocate and reside in Colorado on the first day of their new position. A reasonable timeframe for relocation will be established on an individual basis, while considering business needs, and determining a start date.

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