Network Engineer at TEKsystems
Minneapolis, MN
$55–$65/hrfrom the description
Jul 28, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering contract role focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise LAN/WAN, data center, cloud, and network security infrastructure. The position covers a broad scope including Cisco Nexus/ACI, Palo Alto firewalls, cloud networking on Azure and AWS, wireless, Zero Trust, and secure web gateway technologies. The role also involves mentoring junior team members and collaborating with vendors and cross-functional stakeholders.
Senior level · 7+ years · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Contract
“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 8 people in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 2–15
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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 $105,050 (middle half $85,428–$134,003). 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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting lists CCNA, CCNP, and CCIE together as a certification requirement. CCNA and CCNP are treated as the baseline gates (holding at least one is the clear expectation); CCIE is marked preferred given it is the most advanced and least commonly held of the three.
Firewalls are listed as 'ASA/Palo Alto' — Palo Alto is named as a top skill and is treated as the primary; Cisco ASA is listed as an alternative.
Cloud networking covers both Azure and AWS; both are listed as top skills and are marked required. ExpressRoute appears in the skills list and is treated as a required cloud-networking sub-skill.
Call center experience and PCI/retail experience are explicitly flagged as 'desirable' in the posting and are not captured as skills since they are domain-knowledge qualifiers rather than named technologies.
The role is fully onsite in Minneapolis, MN — remote work is not offered.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role spans both network infrastructure administration (15-1244) and meaningful network security engineering (firewalls, IDS/IPS, ZTNA, ISE, Zero Trust), which overlaps with 15-1212. The primary day-to-day work is operating and maintaining network infrastructure, so 15-1244 is the primary code.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Firewall policy management.
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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