Update: after upgrading to 17.0.3, while there is still a ~10 second delay in getting into Settings -> WiFi, my connectivity issues onto both problematic enterprise WPA2 networks via 802.1x certificates have been resolved. The phone also does not heat up anymore while connecting.
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