Senior Lead Network Engineer, Government IT & Security

CGS Federal; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain a large-scale wired and wireless network infrastructure for governmental clients. The role involves evaluating current networks, recommending improvements, and coordinating with stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams.

You will oversee testing, vulnerability assessments, and security patches, with responsibilities spanning documentation, architecture guidance, and knowledge transfer to NPS resources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related disipline.
• CWNA Certification or equivalent
• Experience with RF site survey tools (Ekahau, RF Scanners) and Wireshark
• Knowledge of VLANs, 802.1w, OSPF and VRRP
• Linux/Windows Server/VMware experience
• Master’s degree in related field
• 3+ years in disaster recovery or testing projects
• Experience with cyber threat information collection and analysis

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage NPS network infrastructure.
• Improve infrastructure monitoring and reporting with network management software.
• Develop, maintain and deliver network infrastructure documentation.
• Review best practices and provide architecture/design recommendations.
• Onboard wireless via Cloudpath, monitor health, patch updates (0800-1700 PST).
• Assess the network and recommend improvements.
• Define testing procedures for new infrastructure projects.
• Implement network solutions within NPS projects.
• Provide design guidance on network solutions.
• Provide training to NPS resources on best practices.

Skills

NPS network infra

Network monitoring

Documentation

Wireless networking

Network security

Linux

Education

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

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

Tools

Ekahau

Wireshark

RF Scanners

JIRA

VMware

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain a large-scale wired and wireless network infrastructure for governmental clients. The role involves evaluating current networks, recommending improvements, and coordinating with stakeholders, vendors, and internal teams.

You will oversee testing, vulnerability assessments, and security patches, with responsibilities spanning documentation, architecture guidance, and knowledge transfer to NPS resources.