Senior Lead Network Engineer - Wireless & Core Infra

CGS Federal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS Federal in New York seeks a Senior Lead Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and management of a large-scale wired and wireless network project for government clients. You will evaluate current infrastructure and implement a unified network framework across multiple sites, ensuring security, reliability, and scalability.

The role involves coordinating with stakeholders, conducting testing and vulnerability assessments, and guiding vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information systems or related field.
• CWNA Certification or equivalent.
• BCNE Certification or equivalent.
• Experience with RF site survey tools such as Ekahau, RF Scanners and Wireshark.
• Strong knowledge of layer 2 switching and layer 3 routing protocols (VLANs, 802.1w, OSPF, VRRP).
• Security knowledge including 802.1x, MAC Authentication, ACLs, RADIUS, CA.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning or testing.
• Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and cyber threat information.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing networks and design a unified wired/wireless infrastructure.
• Lead testing procedures for new infrastructure projects and provide QA guidance.
• Manage network monitoring and reporting capabilities.
• Document infrastructure design, configurations, and diagrams.
• Coordinate with government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer on network best practices.

Skills

NPS network

Network monitoring

Documentation

Architecture & design

Wireless network

Security patches

Testing procedures

Vendor liaison

Linux/Windows

Agile/Scrum

CWNA

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Ekahau

Wireshark

JIRA

VMware

Linux

Job description

CGS Federal in New York seeks a Senior Lead Network Engineer to lead design, deployment, and management of a large-scale wired and wireless network project for government clients. You will evaluate current infrastructure and implement a unified network framework across multiple sites, ensuring security, reliability, and scalability.

The role involves coordinating with stakeholders, conducting testing and vulnerability assessments, and guiding vendors.