CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)
Senior Lead Network Engineer
$80K–$200K
Washington, DC +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Hybrid
Remote
Arlington, VA - Experience
- At least 3 years for disaster recovery plan creation, implementation testing, or projects; no overall years requirement stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
About the job
Operates, assesses, and improves NPS wired and wireless network infrastructure, including design, implementation, monitoring, testing, security, and documentation.
What you'll do
- Manage and maintain network infrastructure, including wireless onboarding, health monitoring, updates, and troubleshooting.
- Assess network architecture and recommend or implement improvements; define and conduct testing for infrastructure projects.
- Document network operations and provide design guidance, training, and knowledge transfer to NPS resources.
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 RF/LAN troubleshooting.
- 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.
- At least 3 years’ experience with disaster recovery plans, testing, or projects; experience in vulnerability assessment/testing or cyber threat analysis; additional industry certifications/licenses.
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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