Network Engineer - Level 2 or 3
Northrop Grumman · Aurora, CO
$83,400–$155,400from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Aurora, CO
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A network engineering role supporting WAN/LAN infrastructure at a cleared government facility near Aurora, Colorado. Day-to-day work covers installation, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of network hardware and software — including switches, routers, firewalls, and cabling using Cisco and/or Juniper equipment — along with troubleshooting, network security implementation, and technical documentation. Suits candidates with an active TS/SCI clearance and hands-on enterprise networking experience.
Mid level · 2+ years · Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $107,401 (middle half $89,864–$133,850). 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)
This requisition covers two levels: Level 2 (Mid, ~2+ years) and Level 3 (Senior, ~5+ years). The salary range spans both: $83,400–$125,200 for Level 2 and $103,600–$155,400 for Level 3. The extraction reflects the lower (Level 2) minimum experience gate of 2 years with a Bachelor's degree, as the posting may be filled at either level.
Degree requirement is set to None because the posting explicitly accepts equivalent experience in lieu of a degree at every level (e.g., HS diploma/GED with 6 or 9 years of experience).
An active TS/SCI clearance with adjudicated CI or Full Scope Polygraph is a hard gate at time of application — not merely the ability to obtain one.
CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent DoD 8570 certification) is a hard gate listed under Basic Qualifications for both levels.
Cisco and Juniper are listed as interchangeable ('CISCO and/or Juniper') for the hardware configuration/installation requirement.
Preferred qualifications include: 6+ years of network engineering experience, enterprise/worldwide network experience, classified network experience, technical documentation writing, and mentoring — all listed under the Preferred section.
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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