Senior Lead Network Engineer for Gov IT & Security

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and maintenance of a large-scale NPS network infrastructure, encompassing wired, wireless, and software components.

You will interface with state and local personnel, internal stakeholders, and vendors to deliver secure, reliable network solutions, conduct testing, and ensure timely patching and upgrades. Strong certifications and hands-on RF and security expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, 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 (or equivalent) onboarding process, monitoring and troubleshooting of wireless network health, maintenance of wireless network infrastructure, implementation of network security patches and software/firmware updates, from 0800 to 1700 PST, Monday-Friday;
• Assess the NPS network infrastructure and make recommendations on improvement and optimization;
• Define and conduct testing procedures for new infrastructure projects;
• Implement technology solutions within the NPS network environment;
• Provide design guidance on network solutions within NPS infrastructure projects;
• Provide informal training and knowledge transfer to NPS resources on best practices and theory of operation relating to network products

Skills

Network design & security

RF site surveys

Network troubleshooting

VLANs & routing protocols

Agile/Scrum

Cloudpath onboarding

Education

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

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

Tools

Linux

VMware

Ekahau

Wireshark

JIRA

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and maintenance of a large-scale NPS network infrastructure, encompassing wired, wireless, and software components.

You will interface with state and local personnel, internal stakeholders, and vendors to deliver secure, reliable network solutions, conduct testing, and ensure timely patching and upgrades. Strong certifications and hands-on RF and security expertise are essential.