Senior Lead Network Architect: Large-Scale, Secure Infra

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks a Senior Lead Network Engineer to evaluate, design, and maintain a large-scale wired/wireless network infrastructure. You will collaborate with state/local personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to implement secure, scalable network solutions and perform testing, vulnerability assessments, and QA for the new setup.

The role requires deep experience with network design, security, and on-site leadership within a government contracting environment, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, information systems or related discipline.
• Experience with network documentation tools (JIRA, Wiki Pages, diagrams).
• Ability to communicate with end users and cross-organizational staff.
• CWNA Certification or equivalent.
• BCNE Certification or equivalent.
• Experience with RF site survey tools (Ekahau, RF Scanners, Wireshark).
• Strong knowledge of layer 2 switching, layer 3 routing (VLANs, OSPF, VRRP).
• Knowledge of network security (802.1x, ACLs, RADIUS, CA).
• Experience with Linux, MS Server, VMware.

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage NPS network infrastructure.
• Improve monitoring and reporting with network management software.
• Develop and maintain network documentation (diagrams, Wiki, JIRA).
• Review best practices; provide architecture and design recommendations.
• Oversee onboarding and health of wireless network (Cloudpath/-equivalent).
• Assess and optimize the NPS network infrastructure.
• Define testing procedures for new infrastructure projects.
• Implement network solutions within NPS environment.
• Provide design guidance for network solutions in projects.
• Offer training and knowledge transfer on network operation practices.

Skills

Network design & architecture

Documentation

Communication with stakeholders

Agile/Scrum

Troubleshooting & diagnostics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/CS/IS or related

Master’s Degree in Engineering/CS/IS or related

Tools

Ekahau

RF Scanners

Wireshark

Linux

VMware

MS Server 2013

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) seeks a Senior Lead Network Engineer to evaluate, design, and maintain a large-scale wired/wireless network infrastructure. You will collaborate with state/local personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to implement secure, scalable network solutions and perform testing, vulnerability assessments, and QA for the new setup.

The role requires deep experience with network design, security, and on-site leadership within a government contracting environment, with