Lead Microwave & Enterprise Wireless Systems Engineer - آقا

Location: Regional (Western Iran, Khuzestan & Iraqi Kurdistan: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk)
Employment Type: Full-Time / On-site & Field Rotation
Department: Telecommunications & Industrial Network Infrastructure
Reports To: Head of IT & Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Field Management:
Lead, mentor, and task-manage a team of 5 specialized wireless/telecom engineers operating in challenging field environments (Western Iran, Khuzestan, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Kirkuk).
Carrier-Grade Microwave & Wireless Fleet Management:
Architect, monitor, and optimize over 470+ high-throughput enterprise wireless radios and licensed/unlicensed microwave links (multi-gigabit capacity, sub-6 GHz, 6–42 GHz, and E-Band/V-Band).
Infrastructure Automation & Configuration Management:
Develop, maintain, and execute Ansible playbooks and CI/CD automation pipelines for bulk configuration, firmware lifecycle, dynamic provisioning, compliance audits, and backup orchestration across the 470+ radio nodes.
RF Planning & Link Performance:
Conduct link budget analyses, path engineering, Fresnel zone calculations, fade margin planning, and interference mitigation using advanced RF simulation tools (e.g., Pathloss, EDX, or manufacturer-specific planners).
Wireless Security & Hardening:
Enforce robust cybersecurity across the wireless access and transport layers, including AES-256 link-level payload encryption, 802.1X enterprise authentication, secure management planes (SSHv2, SNMPv3, TACACS+/RADIUS), and RF jamming/spoofing counter-measures.
Industrial Traffic Engineering & High Availability:
Configure and maintain carrier-grade features including XPIC (Cross-Polarization Interference Cancellation), Space/Frequency Diversity, ATPC, hitless adaptive modulation (ACM), and QoS/VLAN prioritization for SCADA, industrial CCTV, and critical VoIP feeds.
Cross-Border Project Execution:
Coordinate cross-border deployments and frequency licensing compliance between operational sites in Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Required Technical Qualifications & Experience
Proven Experience:
Minimum 6–8+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience in carrier-grade microwave backhaul and high-throughput enterprise wireless networks, with at least 2+ years leading engineering teams in Oil & Gas, utility, or telecom operator sectors.
Vendor Mastery:
Demonstrated configuration and troubleshooting expertise with tier-1 enterprise and telco radio platforms:
Carrier-Grade Microwave: Ceragon (FibeAir series), SIAE Microelettronica, Cambium Networks (PTP 820/850/670), Aviat, or DragonWave.
Enterprise Wireless & FWA: Radwin, Cambium, Ubiquiti airFiber/Wave, and high-capacity MikroTik RouterOS architectures.
Network Automation & Scripting:
Production-proven proficiency with Ansible (writing custom roles, dynamic inventory, network modules) and Python/Bash scripting for automated radio fleet deployment and fleet health-monitoring.
Networking & Transport Fundamentals:
Deep knowledge of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking: OSPF, BGP, MPLS over wireless backhauls, advanced VLAN tagging (QinQ), Link Aggregation (LAG/LACP across RF channels), and sync protocols (SyncE / IEEE 1588v2).
RF Engineering Tools:
Proficiency in Pathloss 5, Cambium LINKPlanner, or equivalent microwave propagation modeling software.
Security & Hardening:
Strong background in hardening wireless transport against industrial espionage, interception, and network intrusions.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in ATEX/Class 1 Div 2 hazardous environments (refineries, flare sites, pipeline corridors).
Professional certifications such as CCNA/CCNP, CWNA/CWSP, or vendor-specific certifications (Ceragon Certified Engineer, Cambium Certified).
Fluency in Persian and Kurdish/Arabic is a distinct operational advantage.
Willingness to travel extensively and manage on-call escalations across regional site facilities.