Senior Network Engineer, Gov Infra & Security

Contact Government Services; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Contact Government Services (CGS) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a team responsible for a large-scale network project spanning wired and wireless infrastructure. The role includes evaluating current networks, designing a comprehensive solution, and applying hardware/software to support testing and security assessments.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with state/local personnel, stakeholders, and vendors, and contribute to documentation, testing, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university 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 network infrastructure across wired and wireless environments.
• Improve infrastructure monitoring and reporting capabilities with network management software.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation (net diagrams, Jira, wiki).
• Review best practices and provide architecture, design, management and operation recommendations.
• Onboard and monitor Cloudpath or equivalent for wireless health and security patches.
• Assess network infrastructure and recommend optimizations.
• Define and conduct testing procedures for new infrastructure projects.
• Implement technology solutions within the network environment.
• Provide design guidance on network solutions within projects.
• Offer informal training and knowledge transfer to NPS resources.

Skills

Network engineering

Documentation

Communication

RF site surveys

Linux

VMware

Cisco/LAN knowledge

Agile/SCUM

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Tools

Ekahau

RF Scanners

Wireshark

JIRA

Network Diagrams

Linux

VMware

Job description

Contact Government Services (CGS) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a team responsible for a large-scale network project spanning wired and wireless infrastructure. The role includes evaluating current networks, designing a comprehensive solution, and applying hardware/software to support testing and security assessments.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with state/local personnel, stakeholders, and vendors, and contribute to documentation, testing, and governance.