Senior Network Engineer Consultant

chameleonintegratedservices; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Chameleon Integrated Services is seeking a Senior Network Engineer Consultant to assess, document, stabilize, and modernize an enterprise network after key personnel departure. You will review routing, switching, WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, and segmentation, creating runbooks and a 12-24 month modernization roadmap.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of senior enterprise network engineering experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid schedule with some on-site

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior enterprise network engineering experience.
• Strong routing, switching, WAN, wireless, firewall, and VPN expertise.
• Experience documenting enterprise environments and creating network diagrams.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess the enterprise network infrastructure and operational readiness.
• Review routing, switching, WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, and network segmentation.
• Create network diagrams, inventories, standards, and operational runbooks.
• Develop executive-ready findings and recommendations and a 12-24 month modernization roadmap.
• Mentor staff and coordinate with vendors; provide weekly status reports.

Skills

Routing & Switching

WAN

Wireless

Firewall & VPN

Documentation & Diagrams

Communication

Tools

Cisco

Aruba

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Juniper

Meraki

Job description

We are a growing information technology company that offers its employees a culture of success, the chance to work on revolutionary federal IT infrastructure, and the opportunity to grow alongside cutting-edge technology that is reshaping the industry. We are seeking forward-thinking candidates that have strong experience in operational support and can help take to the next level in a proactive stance.

Chameleon Integrated Services has expertise in operations management, quality systems, data operations and cybersecurity. We secure some of the most sensitive data for the Department of Defense and for other U.S. federal government agencies. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees, and we believe in promoting from within.

Role: Senior Network Engineer Consultant

Purpose

Assess, document, stabilize, and modernize an enterprise network following the departure of key network personnel. Evaluate the current environment, identify operational and security risks, produce comprehensive documentation, develop a practical roadmap, and provide hands-on engineering support as required.

Role summary

• Assess the enterprise network infrastructure and operational readiness.
• Review routing, switching, WAN, wireless, firewalls, VPNs, and network segmentation.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and evaluate existing documentation.
• Identify operational, resiliency, and cybersecurity risks.
• Create network diagrams, inventories, standards, and operational runbooks.
• Develop executive-ready findings and recommendations.
• Prepare a 12-24 month network modernization roadmap.
• Implement approved improvements and mentor staff.
• Coordinate with vendors and provide weekly status reports.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior enterprise network engineering experience.
• Strong routing, switching, WAN, wireless, firewall, and VPN expertise.
• Experience documenting enterprise environments and creating network diagrams.
• Ability to assess poorly documented environments independently.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Preferred Experience

• Municipal or public-sector IT experience.
• Experience with Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Juniper, or Meraki.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust and network segmentation.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms and structured change management.

Key Deliverables

• Current-state assessment
• Network topology diagrams
• Hardware and circuit inventory
• Operational runbooks
• Risk assessment and recommendations
• 12-24 month roadmap
• Executive presentation

Ideal Candidate

A seasoned technical leader who can quickly gain the confidence of staff, organize a complex network environment, communicate effectively with executives and technical teams, and balance immediate operational needs with long-term strategic planning.

Work Schedule

This is a Hybrid role that will require occasional on-site meetings. The work will be performed on a flexible consulting schedule, although the consultant must be readily available during normal business hours for stakeholder alignment, and may occasionally need to provide engineering support outside these hours in response to critical outages or network emergencies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status

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