Drimva

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Senior Lead Network Engineer II

$149K–$215K

Washington, DC +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026

Location
Washington, DC
Hybrid
Remote
Arlington, VA
Experience
At least 3 years experience with disaster recovery plan creation / implementation testing or projects.
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, and stakeholder coordination.

What you'll do

  • Operate and improve NPS network infrastructure, including wireless onboarding, monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, and software/firmware updates.
  • Assess infrastructure, recommend and implement network improvements, and define testing procedures for new projects.
  • Maintain network documentation 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; BCNE Certification or equivalent.
  • Strong knowledge of layer 2 switching and layer 3 routing protocols, network security, and troubleshooting RF and LAN issues.
  • At least 3 years experience with disaster recovery plan creation / implementation testing or projects.

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree in a related discipline.
  • Experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, vulnerability testing, or cyber threat information collection and analysis.

Pay

USD 148,512–214,517 per-year-salary (base salary)

Tools

Cloudpath, JIRA, Ekahau, Wireshark, VLANs, 802.1w, OSPF, VRRP

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)