CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Network Engineer
$136K–$184K
Chicago, IL +3 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Remote
Hybrid
Detroit, MI - Experience
- At least 3 years of experience with disaster recovery plan creation, implementation testing, or projects.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
About the job
Evaluates, designs, implements, and maintains wired and wireless network infrastructure for the NPS environment, including monitoring, security, testing, documentation, and technical guidance.
What you'll do
- Operate and improve NPS network infrastructure, monitoring, wireless health, security updates, and documentation.
- Assess existing infrastructure, recommend architecture and optimization improvements, and implement network solutions.
- Define and conduct infrastructure testing, provide design guidance, and train NPS resources on network best practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- CWNA certification or equivalent and BCNE certification or equivalent.
- Knowledge of layer 2 switching, layer 3 routing, network security, and troubleshooting RF and LAN issues.
- Experience using RF site survey tools such as Ekahau, RF Scanners, and Wireshark packet capture software.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a related discipline.
- Additional industry certifications/licences; experience in disaster recovery, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, cyber threat analysis, or Agile/SCUM methodologies.
Pay
USD 135,611.84–184,044.64 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Cloudpath, JIRA, Ekahau, RF Scanners, Wireshark, VLANs, 802.1w, OSPF
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