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Wireless Network Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Services

Sacramento Metro Area, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade wireless network infrastructure (Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, cellular, private 5G) for Apple Retail Stores, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Role type

Senior IC wireless network reliability engineer

Builds

Wireless network infrastructure for retail environments

Domain

Retail operations + wireless networking

Required skills

IEEE 802.11 standards, RF engineering, site surveying, network access control (NAC), TCP/IP routing and switching, multi-vendor wireless solutions, RF spectrum analysis, packet capture diagnostics, firmware lifecycle management

Preferred skills

Automation and scripting (Ansible, Python), AI and prompt engineering for network analysis, advanced industry certifications (CCIE, CWNA/CWDP/CWSP)

Technologies

Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, cellular, private 5G, Cisco, Aruba, Mist Wireless, Meraki, Ekahau, AirMagnet, Splunk, Cisco ISE, Cisco DNAC

Responsibilities

Design and deploy wireless infrastructure across store, campus, and branch environments; conduct site surveys and produce RF heat maps; configure RF policies, SSIDs, VLANs, QoS, and roaming parameters; serve as Tier 3 escalation point for complex connectivity issues; analyze traffic patterns and capacity trends; evaluate emerging wireless technologies; author internal runbooks and SOPs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC