Senior Network Engineer, Government IT & Security

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Massachusetts; On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a team responsible for evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining a large-scale network, including wired and wireless infrastructure. You will interface with state and local government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to design and implement a comprehensive network solution.

The role requires hands-on expertise in network security, routing and switching, and disaster recovery planning, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage NPS network infrastructure.
• Improve infrastructure monitoring and reporting with 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.
• Administer the Cloudpath onboarding process, monitor wireless health, apply security patches and firmware updates, 0800–1700 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.

Skills

Network engineering

Disaster recovery

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

Cyber threat intelligence

Agile/Scrum

L2/L3 routing

Network security

Troubleshooting RF & LAN

Documentation

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Engineering/CS/IS/Business)

Master's Degree (Engineering/CS/IS/Business)

Tools

Ekahau

RF Scanners

Wireshark

Linux

MS Server 2013

VMware

Job description

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services) is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join a team responsible for evaluating, enhancing, and maintaining a large-scale network, including wired and wireless infrastructure. You will interface with state and local government personnel, stakeholders, and vendors to design and implement a comprehensive network solution.

The role requires hands-on expertise in network security, routing and switching, and disaster recovery planning, with opportunities