As more companies continue to embrace Wireless LAN, the demand for wireless network engineers has grown recently. The proliferation of mobile applications, which require being tested, is also one of the other reasons why enterprises need their services more.
With the emergence of Software Defined Networking (SDN), DevOps, 5G, and virtualization, it is necessary for an engineer to be open to reskill themselves, as it could likely bring about changes that will change the way networks operate.
It is, however, averred by experts that despite all the changes that may take place in the networking landscape, the demand for Wireless Network Engineers will continue to grow.
Wireless Network Engineers need to be available round-the-clock to support mission-critical applications. They should have strong customer service skills.
The responsibilities and duties of a Wireless Network Engineer include the following.
- Devise, plan, deploy, and improve wireless networks from the beginning to implementation by collaborating with vendors, managers, and network engineers.
- Understand client requirements to be able to cater to their appropriate needs.
- Manage firewalls, such as Palo Alto, Juniper or Cisco ASA.
- Handhold other in-house engineers to train them on wireless technologies, besides guiding other non-technical people.
- Use tools to evaluate to test and tweak wireless products, such as routers, switches, hubs, bridges, virtual private networks (VPNs), and network amplifiers, among others.
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