Senior Network Engineer
Huntington Ingalls Industries · Springfield, VA
$102,160–$165,000from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A network engineering role supporting a classified government cybersecurity and IT modernization program. Day-to-day work centers on designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise and data center networks, translating requirements into network solutions, performing advanced troubleshooting, and maintaining technical documentation. The role suits mid-to-senior network engineers with a TS/SCI clearance and hands-on enterprise networking experience.
Senior level · 7+ years · National · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
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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.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). 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 (7)
The posting covers multiple levels (Engineer Network 2, 3, and 4) with salary ranges from $98,000–$165,000; the advertised range of $102,160–$165,000 reflects levels 3 and 4. The level-of-experience field in the requisition header says 'Mid,' but the minimum 7-year requirement and the role's scope (designing, optimizing, and leading enterprise network solutions) support a Senior classification.
Degree requirement is None: all three levels offer a High School Diploma/equivalent path with additional years of experience as an alternative to a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
TS/SCI is a hard gate; the posting also mentions the ability to obtain a CI Polygraph, but does not require one at time of hire.
DoD 8140/CSWF 652-Intermediate certification is required or must be obtained within 6 months of hire — treated as a hard gate per the 'Minimum Requirements' section.
The role is primarily network engineering and administration (designing, deploying, optimizing, troubleshooting enterprise networks) rather than software development, supporting the 15-1244 classification. 15-1299 is noted as an alternative given the senior engineering/architecture scope.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): enterprise network engineering, network traffic analysis.
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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