CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Senior Lead Network Engineer
$80K–$200K
Chantilly, VA +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- Chantilly, VA
Hybrid
Remote
Fairfax, VA - Experience
- At least 3 years for disaster recovery plan creation, implementation testing, or projects; other experience requirements are not specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university 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 user support.
What you'll do
- Operate and improve NPS network infrastructure, including wireless onboarding, health monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, and updates.
- Assess network needs and recommend, design, test, and implement infrastructure improvements and technology solutions.
- Maintain network documentation and provide guidance and knowledge transfer to NPS staff and project stakeholders.
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.
- Strong 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.
- At least 3 years of disaster recovery plan creation, implementation testing, or project experience; experience with vulnerability assessment/testing, penetration testing, or cyber threat analysis.
Pay
USD 80,000–200,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Cloudpath, JIRA, Ekahau, RF Scanners, Wireshark, LINUX, MS Server 2013, VMware
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