Security-Cleared Network Engineer for Government IT

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Dependent Care

Commuter

Paid Time Off and Observance of State/

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a team focused on evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining a large-scale wired and wireless network infrastructure and related hardware and software.

You will design and implement network solutions, coordinate with state and local personnel and vendors, run tests and vulnerability assessments, and provide documentation and training on best practices for ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information systems or a related discipline.
• Strong documentation skills including updating JIRA Tickets, Wiki Pages and Network Diagrams
• Ability to communicate with end users, cross-organizational staff and technical assistance center.
• CWNA Certification or equivalent
• BCNE Certification or equivalent
• Experience utilizing (RF) site survey tools such as Ekahau, RF Scanners and Wireshark packet capture software
• Strong knowledge of layer 2 switching and layer 3 routing protocols; including VLANs, 802.1w, OSPF and VRRP
• Strong knowledge of network security including; 802.1x, MAC Authentication, ACLs, RADIUS and Certificate of Authority (CA)
• Strong knowledge of troubleshooting RF and LAN issues
• Working knowledge of LINUX, MS Server 2013, VMware, etc.
• A Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information systems or a related discipline
• At least 3 years experience with disaster recovery plan creation / implementation testing or projects
• Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and vulnerability testing
• Experience with cyber threat information collection and analysis
• Working knowledge of Agile/SCUM project management methodologies
• Additional Industry certifications/licences

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage NPS network infrastructure;
• Improve infrastructure monitoring and reporting capabilities based on the deployment of network management software;
• Develop, maintain and deliver infrastructure documentation relating to the network infrastructure within the NPS environment;
• Review current best practices and provide recommendations for architecture, design, management and operation of the network infrastructure;
• Administration of the Cloudpath onboarding process, monitoring and troubleshooting of wireless network health, maintenance of wireless network infrastructure, implementation of patches and updates;
• Assess the network infrastructure and make recommendations on improvement and optimization;
• Define and conduct testing procedures for new infrastructure projects;
• Implement technology solutions within the network environment;
• Provide design guidance on network solutions within infrastructure projects;
• Provide informal training and knowledge transfer to resources on best practices and theory of operation relating to network products.

Skills

Documentation

Communication

Disaster recovery planning

Agile/SCUM project mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related

Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related

Tools

Ekahau

RF Scanners

Wireshark

Linux

MS Server 2013

VMware

JIRA

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a team focused on evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining a large-scale wired and wireless network infrastructure and related hardware and software.

You will design and implement network solutions, coordinate with state and local personnel and vendors, run tests and vulnerability assessments, and provide documentation and training on best practices for ongoing operations.