Senior Cloud Network Engineer
Parsons Corporation · Reston, VA
$176,900–$332,400from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering role focused on modernizing a hybrid infrastructure that spans physical field sites, centralized facilities, and AWS cloud environments. The work centers on redesigning legacy IP-heavy network estates into software-defined, cloud-managed architectures — covering VPC design, hybrid connectivity, automation via Terraform, and network observability. An active Top Secret SCI clearance is required.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting; the CBSA is left blank. Given the Federal Solutions / TS/SCI requirement, the role is almost certainly on-site at a cleared facility, but the city is not disclosed.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily a cloud/hybrid network architect who writes Terraform and IaC (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but it also carries substantial network-operations and infrastructure-administration responsibilities that could support 15-1244. The IaC/automation emphasis and the instruction to 'build and modernize' tipped the classification to 15-1252.
Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, and Fortinet are listed together as interchangeable virtual firewall options under Preferred qualifications; they are captured as a single preferred skill with alternatives.
The salary range ($176,900–$332,400/year) is unusually wide, likely reflecting multiple grade levels or geographic bands within Parsons' Federal Solutions compensation structure.
An active TS/SCI clearance is explicitly required ('An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position'), making this a hard gate.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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