Senior Lead Network Engineer | Gov IT & Security Focus

CGS Federal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Network Engineer to join a government-focused IT team. The role centers on evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining large-scale wired and wireless network infrastructure across the NPS environment, with emphasis on testing, security patches, and quality assurance.

The ideal candidate will advise on architecture, manage documentation, and coordinate with stakeholders and vendors to deliver robust networking solutions.

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

Documentation

Communication

Network design

RF/LAN troubleshooting

Linux

VMware

JIRA

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

CWNA Certification

BCNE Certification

Ekahau

RF Scanners

Wireshark

Linux

VMware

MS Server 2013

RADIUS

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking an experienced Senior Lead Network Engineer to join a government-focused IT team. The role centers on evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining large-scale wired and wireless network infrastructure across the NPS environment, with emphasis on testing, security patches, and quality assurance.

The ideal candidate will advise on architecture, manage documentation, and coordinate with stakeholders and vendors to deliver robust networking solutions.