Job description
Job Title: Fixed Wireless Network Engineer (PtP / PtMP / ISP)
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. client business hours - EST
About the Role
Pavago is hiring a Fixed Wireless Network Engineer for a U.S.-based client specialising in enterprise networking and ISP-grade wireless backhaul. This role blends routing/switching, firewalls, and hands-on fixed wireless engineering (PtP, PtMP, Cambium, Peplink, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik).
You will ensure networks—wired and wireless—are stable, optimised, secure, and well-documented.
This role also includes leadership duties, including mentoring junior engineers, guiding field technicians, and enforcing best practices across the network team.
Responsibilities
Network Configuration & Maintenance
- Configure and manage routers, switches, and firewalls (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet).
- Implement VLANs, VPNs, QoS, ACLs, and routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP).
- Manage Fixed Wireless links including PtP/PtMP deployments, antenna alignment, and link optimization.
- Configure and maintain wireless platforms (Peplink, Cambium, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik).
- Perform firmware upgrades, backup management, and device patching.
Fixed Wireless Engineering
- Deploy and maintain PtP/PtMP microwave/wireless links.
- Conduct RF surveys, LOS checks, Fresnel zone analysis, and path planning.
- Troubleshoot interference, throughput drops, latency, jitter, and instability.
- Optimize radios, dish antennas, APs, CPEs, and relay links.
- Use monitoring tools such as InControl, cnMaestro, UISP.
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Monitor networks using PRTG, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Nagios, InControl, UISP, and cnMaestro.
- Use Wireshark, TCPdump, RF tools to diagnose network and RF issues.
- Resolve escalated incidents and produce RCA documentation.
- Investigate routing problems, packet loss, latency, and RF performance degradation.
Security & Compliance
- Configure firewall rules, segmentation, ACLs, IDS/IPS, and secure VPNs.
- Protect wireless backhaul infrastructure using Zero Trust principles.
- Support compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR).
Leadership, Management & Training
- Provide technical leadership for network operations and wireless engineering.
- Train and mentor junior engineers, NOC technicians, and field installers.
- Create troubleshooting guides, SOPs, and installation standards.
- Review and approve configurations before deployment.
- Lead remote field teams during antenna alignment, tower work, and complex installations.
- Coordinate cross-functional communication with project managers, support teams, and client leadership.
- Enforce best practices for routing, switching, wireless tuning, and change management.
Performance & Optimization
- Conduct bandwidth and capacity planning.
- Improve redundancy, load balancing, and failover logic.
- Maintain ≥ 99.9% uptime across wired and wireless environments.
- Reduce interference and optimize RF channel usage.
Documentation & Governance
- Maintain network diagrams, RF path profiles, configs, and topology maps.
- Update change logs using ITIL change management standards.
- Produce RF survey reports, installation documentation, and audit-ready artifacts.
Collaboration & Projects
- Participate in new wireless deployments, upgrades, migrations, and RF redesigns.
- Work closely with field teams during physical alignments and site installs.
- Support cloud integrations (AWS VPC, Azure VNets).
- Advise on hardware selection for routers, radios, switches, and antennas.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Strong foundation in routing/switching + hands-on wireless engineering.
- Experience with PtP/PtMP (Cambium, Peplink, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik).
- Strong troubleshooting instincts and calm under pressure.
- Clear communicator and strong documentation habits.
- Leadership mindset: able to guide junior engineers and technicians.
Required Experience (Minimum)
- 5+ years of hands-on network engineering.
- Fixed Wireless experience (Cambium, Peplink, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik).
- Strong knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF).
- Experience with RF tools and monitoring systems.
- Cisco CCNA/CCNP or equivalent.
- Excellent English communication.
Preferred Experience
- Microwave or long-distance RF links.
- AWS/Azure cloud networking.
- Automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform).
- ISP or WISP network operations experience.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- 99.9% uptime.
- MTTR within SLA.
- Healthy RF metrics (RSSI, SNR, throughput).
- Zero missed critical patches.
- Clear, accurate documentation.
- Strong client satisfaction.
Interview Process:
- Initial Phone Screen
- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
- Client Interview
- Offer & Background Check
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