Senior Network Engineer
Kelly Services · Charlotte, NC
$53.56–$60.35/hrfrom the description
Jul 27, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract network engineering role at a large financial services firm, focused on designing and implementing LAN/WAN/datacenter solutions in a hybrid enterprise environment. Day-to-day work centers on configuring routing and switching platforms (Cisco Nexus, Arista), managing IP routing protocols, and implementing DDoS mitigation and ACL-based security controls. Suited to a network engineer with solid hands-on enterprise infrastructure experience.
Mid level · 3+ years · Irving, TX · Contract
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“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
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,531 (middle half $82,771–$133,339). 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)
The posting lists five possible work locations (Irving TX, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, Minneapolis MN, Chandler AZ) with a hybrid arrangement; Irving, TX (Dallas–Fort Worth CBSA) is used as the primary location since it is listed first.
The 'Senior' title is advertised, but the hard experience gate is only 3+ years — consistent with a Mid-level engineer on a standard career ladder.
Cisco Nexus and Arista are presented as interchangeable platform options ('and/or'), so Arista is captured as an alternative rather than a separate required skill.
CCNA, CCNP/CCIE certifications appear under Desired Skills and are marked preferred accordingly.
Scripting tools (Python, Ansible, YAML, GitHub), Jira, ServiceNow, and Visio all appear under Desired Skills and are marked preferred.
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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