Drimva

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Senior Lead Network Engineer II

$149K–$215K

Chicago, IL +3 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 6, 2026

Location
Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Remote
Detroit, MI
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, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.

What you'll do

  • Operate and improve network infrastructure, monitoring, reporting, and documentation.
  • Assess, design, implement, and test network solutions, including wireless onboarding, troubleshooting, and security updates.
  • Advise stakeholders and provide design guidance, training, and knowledge transfer on network practices.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in 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 with 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.

Pay

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

Tools

JIRA, Cloudpath, Ekahau, RF Scanners, Wireshark, LINUX, MS Server 2013, VMware

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