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Description:
Onsite in Englewood, CO
Our client seeks a core wireless and network engineer to deliver carrier-grade AAA for Wi-Fi offload and roaming. The role focuses on RADIUS policy design, SIM-based EAP methods, secure transport, and high-throughput session data stores. You will configure Passpoint/OpenRoaming integrations and build reliable authentication and accounting flows aligned to WBA standards. You will collaborate with data teams to optimize databases for low-latency, high-TPS performance.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .
About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.
Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Don't miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!
Onsite in Englewood, CO
Our client seeks a core wireless and network engineer to deliver carrier-grade AAA for Wi-Fi offload and roaming. The role focuses on RADIUS policy design, SIM-based EAP methods, secure transport, and high-throughput session data stores. You will configure Passpoint/OpenRoaming integrations and build reliable authentication and accounting flows aligned to WBA standards. You will collaborate with data teams to optimize databases for low-latency, high-TPS performance.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $60.00 to $70.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement AAA policies and schemas for Wi-Fi offload in carrier-grade environments.
- Deploy and operate AAA servers including Nokia AAA and FreeRADIUS.
- Engineer and optimize RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting workflows.
- Implement EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA methods for SIM-based authentication.
- Secure transport using IPsec, TLS/RADSEC, and robust certificate management.
- Configure Passpoint/Hotspot 2.0 and integrate with OpenRoaming aligned to WBA standards.
- Design and manage SQL/NoSQL data stores for subscriber profiles, sessions, and accounting logs.
- Architect high-TPS, low-latency session management for real-time traffic switching.
- Integrate DHCP, DNS, and IPAM solutions for dynamic Wi-Fi environments.
- Engineer tunneling solutions such as EoGRE and IPsec for secure backhaul to the core.
- Simulate UE and validate EAP-SIM/EAP-AKA flows using tools such as Spirent, Ixia, or Calnex.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune performance across AAA, databases, and network paths.
- Hands-on experience developing AAA policies and managing AAA databases for Wi-Fi offload in carrier-grade settings.
- Operational experience with Nokia AAA and FreeRADIUS.
- Deep knowledge of RADIUS protocol and accounting workflows.
- Proficiency with EAP-SIM (RFC 4186) and EAP-AKA (RFC 4187).
- Experience implementing IPsec, TLS/RADSEC, and certificate management.
- Configuration experience with Hotspot 2.0/Passpoint and familiarity with OpenRoaming and WBA standards.
- SQL and NoSQL experience managing subscriber profiles, sessions, and accounting logs, including high availability topologies such as MySQL master/slave.
- Designing low-latency, high-TPS authentication data paths and session stores.
- Knowledge of DHCP, DNS, and IPAM solutions for large-scale Wi-Fi networks.
- Experience with EoGRE and IPsec tunneling for access to core traffic transport.
- Use of network simulation and test tools such as Spirent, Ixia, or Calnex to validate EAP flows.
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .
About Eliassen Group:
Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.
Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Don't miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!
Salary : $60 - $70