Senior Lead Network Engineer – Large-Scale Infrastructure

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; 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 evaluate, design, and implement a comprehensive wired and wireless network infrastructure for a large-scale government project in Arlington, VA. You will coordinate with government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable networking solutions and lead testing, documentation, and vulnerability assessments.

The role requires strong expertise in network design, security, and project leadership, with hands-on experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information systems or a related discipline.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information systems or a related discipline

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 onboarding process, monitoring and troubleshooting of wireless network health, maintenance of wireless network infrastructure, implementation of network security patches and software/firmware updates.
• 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

CWNA

BCNE

Ekahau

Wireshark

Linux

VMware

OSPF

VRRP

802.1x

RADIUS

CA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Master’s Degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Ekahau

Wireshark

RF Scanners

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Lead Network Engineer to evaluate, design, and implement a comprehensive wired and wireless network infrastructure for a large-scale government project in Arlington, VA. You will coordinate with government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver secure, scalable networking solutions and lead testing, documentation, and vulnerability assessments.

The role requires strong expertise in network design, security, and project leadership, with hands-on experience