Job Description
– Lead Network Engineer – Aruba Position Lead Network Engineer – Aruba | Aruba Central & ClearPass Experience 7–10 years of overall networking experience, with 3+ years hands-on experience in Aruba technologies. Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Lead Network Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in HPE Aruba Networking, Aruba Central, and Aruba ClearPass. The candidate will be responsible for leading enterprise network design, implementation, migration, troubleshooting, optimization, and operational support across wired, wireless, and NAC environments. The engineer should be capable of independently handling complex L2/L3, WLAN, Aruba Central, and ClearPass issues and should have strong customer/stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities
• Aruba Network Design & Architecture
• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise Aruba network infrastructure.
• Design LAN, WLAN and NAC solutions based on business and security requirements.
• Prepare and review HLD, LLD, network topology diagrams, implementation plans and migration plans.
• Define IP addressing, VLAN, routing, segmentation and redundancy architecture.
• Review existing network architecture and recommend improvements.
• Lead Aruba network migration and transformation projects.
• Aruba Central – Mandatory Skill
• Expert-level administration of Aruba Central.
• Onboard and manage Aruba CX switches, APs and gateways through Aruba Central.
• Configure and manage:
- Groups
• Sites
• Labels
• Templates
• Configuration profiles
• Variables
• Firmware compliance
• Device provisioning
• Monitor network health, device status, client connectivity and performance.
• Perform configuration changes and firmware upgrades through Aruba Central.
• Troubleshoot AP, switch and gateway issues using Central monitoring and analytics.
• Analyze client connectivity, authentication, roaming and performance issues.
• Configure and troubleshoot Central-managed WLAN and switching environments.
• Support AirWave-to-Aruba Central migration, where applicable.
• Generate network health and performance reports.
• Implement Aruba Central best practices for enterprise environments. Aruba Central is increasingly used for centralized deployment, monitoring and management of Aruba switches, APs and gateways.




• Aruba ClearPass – Mandatory / Core Skill The candidate should have strong hands-on implementation and troubleshooting experience with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager. ClearPass

responsibilities:
• Design, deploy and administer ClearPass Policy Manager.
• Configure Network Access Control (NAC) for wired and wireless environments.
• Configure:
- 802.1X authentication
• MAC Authentication / MAC Authentication Bypass
• RADIUS
• TACACS+
• EAP authentication
• Role mapping
• Enforcement policies
• Service policies
• Network access policies
• Integrate ClearPass with:
- Active Directory / LDAP
• RADIUS
• Aruba switches
• Aruba wireless infrastructure
• Aruba Central
• Third-party network devices
• Configure device profiling and endpoint classification.
• Implement role-based access control.
• Configure employee, guest, contractor and IoT access policies.
• Configure guest authentication and guest onboarding.
• Troubleshoot authentication failures and RADIUS communication issues.
• Analyze ClearPass Access Tracker logs and identify authentication/policy failures.
• Configure enforcement profiles and downloadable/user roles where applicable.
• Implement CoA / Change of Authorization.
• Configure posture assessment where required.
• Perform ClearPass upgrades, backup/restore and cluster administration.
• Troubleshoot ClearPass cluster, service and certificate issues.
• Integrate ClearPass with enterprise security and identity infrastructure. ClearPass can use identity information and profiling to assign roles and enforce access policies through RADIUS-based integrations with Aruba infrastructure.
• Aruba Switching Strong hands-on experience with Aruba CX switches is required. Required knowledge:
• Aruba CX switching
• VLAN configuration
• Trunking
• LACP / LAG
• STP / RPVST
• LLDP
• VSF
• VSX
• MCLAG
• ACL
• DHCP Snooping
• Energetic ARP Inspection
• Port security
• QoS
• VRF
• Layer-3 routing
• OSPF
• BGP
• Static routing
• Gateway redundancy




• Network segmentation Preferred experience with Aruba CX platforms such as 6000/6100/6200/6300/6400/8000 series, depending on the customer environment. Current Aruba-focused roles also commonly call for VSX, VSF, VXLAN, VRF, OSPF and BGP experience.
• Aruba Wireless
• Design and implement enterprise Aruba WLAN solutions.
• Configure and troubleshoot Aruba APs and gateways/controllers.
• Strong knowledge of:
- SSID configuration
• WPA2/WPA3
• 802.1X
• RADIUS
• RF fundamentals
• Channel planning
• Power optimization
• Roaming
• Client connectivity
• Wireless authentication
• Troubleshoot:
- Poor coverage
• High utilization
• Interference
• Authentication failures
• Roaming issues
• AP connectivity
• Client performance
• Perform wireless health and performance optimization.
• Core Networking – L2/L3 Strong enterprise networking knowledge is mandatory:
• TCP/IP
• OSI model
• IPv4/IPv6
• VLAN
• STP
• LACP
• DHCP
• DNS
• ARP
• ICMP
• NAT
• ACL
• QoS
• OSPF
• BGP
• VRF
• Multicast – preferred
• WAN technologies
• Internet connectivity
• SD-WAN – good to have
• Lead / L3 Responsibilities
• Act as technical lead for Aruba network projects.
• Provide L3 support for critical network incidents.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex Aruba Central, ClearPass, WLAN and switching issues.
• Perform detailed Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Drive P1/P2 incidents to closure.
• Coordinate with Aruba/HPE TAC and other OEM vendors.
• Mentor L1/L2 network engineers.
• Conduct technical reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Review configuration changes before implementation.
• Ensure adherence to change-management procedures.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance during migrations and major changes.
• Implementation & Migration
• Plan and execute Aruba network deployments.
• Lead migration from legacy Cisco/other vendors to Aruba.
• Lead migration from Aruba AirWave to Aruba Central, where applicable.
• Perform pre-checks and post-checks.
• Develop implementation and rollback plans.
• Conduct UAT and network validation.
• Perform firmware/software upgrades.
• Coordinate maintenance windows.
• Minimize service disruption during migration activities.

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