Senior Lead Network Engineer - Infrastructure & Security

CGS Federal; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off & holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to join a team responsible for evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining a large-scale wired and wireless network project. You will interface with government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to design and implement a comprehensive network environment and related testing.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and ongoing modernization. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with network infrastructure, security, and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information systems or related field.
• Strong documentation skills including updating JIRA Tickets, Wiki Pages and Network Diagrams
• CWNA Certification or equivalent
• BCNE Certification or equivalent
• 3+ years experience with disaster recovery planning or testing
• Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and vulnerability testing

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage NPS network infrastructure.
• Improve infrastructure monitoring and reporting capabilities using network management software.
• Develop, maintain and deliver infrastructure documentation for the NPS network.
• Review best practices and provide architecture/design/management recommendations.
• Onboard wireless networks via Cloudpath or equivalent; monitor health and patch software/firmware.
• Assess network infrastructure and propose improvements and optimizations.

Skills

Network design

Wireless networks

Network monitoring

Documentation

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering/CS/IS)

Master’s Degree (Engineering/CS/IS)

Tools

Ekahau

Wireshark

RF scanners

Linux

VMware

JIRA

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to join a team responsible for evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining a large-scale wired and wireless network project. You will interface with government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to design and implement a comprehensive network environment and related testing.

The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and ongoing modernization. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with network infrastructure, security, and project