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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Aruba ClearPass Implementation Engineer/Network Architect - **Company:** Maxonic, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** IEEE 802.1X, Wireless LAN, Active Directory, Profiling, Failover, Health Information Management, System Center Configuration Manager, Network Architecture, Public Key Infrastructure, Security Information and Event Management, Systems Integration, Network Access Control, Microsoft InTune, Operational Systems, Splunk, Cisco - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d9fd7dc4-6f25-4282-b658-2c9f6315e95c ## About the Role * Deep technical expertise with Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager (CPPM), OnGuard, OnBoard, and profiling engines. * Strong experience with Cisco wired switching, Cisco WLAN controllers, and Aruba WLAN controllers. * Proficiency in 802.1X, EAP-TLS, PKI certificate lifecycles, RADIUS, and Active Directory. * Hands-on experience integrating endpoint context from Microsoft Intune and SCCM/MECM. * Experience securing industrial network architectures (OT/ICS) in manufacturing or critical infrastructure environments. * Proven ability to scope enterprise projects, build work breakdown structures, and deliver accurate engineering effort estimations. ## Description Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for a Sr. Aruba ClearPass Implementation Engineer/Network Architect, Seeking a Staff Network Architect and Lead Aruba ClearPass Implementation Engineer to design, build, and deploy an enterprise-wide Network Access Control (NAC) platform to establish a standardized Policy Manager architecture for both IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments. The position requires technical architecture leadership and hands-on experience., * Design and deploy high-availability ClearPass Publisher/Subscriber clusters, including virtual node sizing, RADIUS failover, and Splunk SIEM integration. * Configure 802.1X (EAP-TLS), MAB, endpoint profiling, guest access, and dynamic RADIUS Change of Authorization (CoA). * Implement ClearPass OnGuard posture checks and remediation workflows for managed endpoints. * Integrate identity, health, and context sources (Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, SCCM/MECM) into Policy Manager rulesets. * Deploy non-disruptive OT NAC frameworks to secure industrial endpoints (PLCs, HMIs, engineering workstations). * Establish formal exception governance, temporary bypass workflows, and quarantine procedures. * Align enterprise PKI and device onboarding workflows with ClearPass capabilities. * Calculate detailed work-breakdown hour estimates, resource mix, and timelines for architecture, pilot, and multi-site production rollouts. * Build standardized site migration templates, as-built documentation, and Day-2 operational runbooks. * Deliver hands-on knowledge transfer for Network, Security, and OT operations teams. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [From APIs to MCP: Enterprise Governance, Registry, and Controls](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100336-from-apis-to-mcp-enterprise-governance-registry-and-controls) - [System Resilience: Surviving the Software Storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/874-system-resilience-surviving-the-software-storm) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) ## Related Articles - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 164: AI Agents, AI Blindspots and MCP security problems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/578-dev-digest-164-ai-agents-ai-blindspots-and-mcp-security-problems) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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