Senior Lead Network Engineer – Wireless & Security Expert

Contact Government Services

Miami (FL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 165,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

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Job summary

Contact Government Services (CGS) seeks a Senior Lead Network Engineer II to lead design, implementation, and maintenance of a large-scale wired and wireless network for government customers in the Miami area.

The role focuses on evaluating current networks, designing an integrated infrastructure, and coordinating with state/local personnel and vendors. Strong routing, switching, security, and documentation skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree 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.
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 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.