Network Engineer
TEKsystems · Colorado Springs, CO
$72–$82/hrfrom the description
Jul 27, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract network engineering role supporting the JTAGS defense program, based fully on-site in Colorado Springs. The position centers on designing, installing, configuring, and sustaining Cisco network infrastructure — switches, routers, and firewalls — along with ongoing tasks such as firewall rule changes, VPN management, monitoring, and documentation. Suited to an experienced network engineer with deep Cisco and WAN expertise.
Senior level · Colorado Springs, CO · Contract
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Colorado Springs, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 3–25
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $104,090 (middle half $86,062–$133,513). 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 title 'Senior Principal' is a staffing-firm label; the actual scope and requirements align with a Senior-level network engineering role rather than a true Principal (org-wide technical authority).
The posting is from TEKsystems, a staffing firm placing a contractor on the JTAGS program. No security clearance is explicitly required in the posting, though the defense program context may imply one — candidates should verify with the employer.
CCNA appears in the 'Top Skills' section, which functions as a required skills list in this staffing-firm posting format.
CML (Cisco Modeling Labs) and GNS3 are listed as examples of network simulation tools in the main description — treated as preferred given the illustrative framing ('e.g.').
Preferred Qualifications items (GRE, IPSec, VLANs, DNS, Linux, Windows) are marked as preferred per the explicit 'Preferred Qualifications' heading.
RADIUS and TACACS are listed together as a single protocol family requirement; TACACS is captured as an alternative to RADIUS.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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