Remote Network Administrator III
Insight Global · Anchorage, AK
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Jul 14, 2026
Anchorage, AK
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A fully remote network administration role supporting a large telecommunications enterprise environment, operating on Alaskan time. Day-to-day work covers security remediation, ACL management, firewall administration, software/firmware upgrades, vendor case management, and high-availability testing across a multi-vendor infrastructure spanning Nokia, Cisco, Juniper, and Palo Alto. The role suits an experienced network administrator or engineer comfortable with on-call rotations and network automation.
Senior level · 5+ years · Remote
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 46,700 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 13,700–70,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
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).
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 'Network Administrator III' maps to a level-III/senior band; the 5+ years role-level requirement and multi-vendor enterprise scope support a Senior classification.
The role has a meaningful security remediation and firewall administration component (Palo Alto, ACLs, security policies), which is why 15-1212 Information Security Analysts is noted as a runner-up — however, the primary day-to-day work is network administration and operations, so 15-1244 is the stronger fit.
Nokia NSP, PenSP/command-line deployment tools, Palo Alto Panorama, Brocade, network automation scripting, and industry certifications all appear in a single undifferentiated 'Skills and Requirements' section. The posting does not explicitly split required vs. preferred; Nokia (with a 2-year call-out) and the named vendors (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto) are treated as hard gates given the firm language, while the more specific platform tools (NSP, Panorama, Brocade) and certifications are treated as preferred because they read as depth/bonus qualifications rather than rejection criteria.
The posting specifies the candidate must work Alaskan time zone hours and participate in a maintenance window and on-call rotation — a meaningful scheduling constraint for a nominally remote role.
No compensation range is stated. The posting is placed by Insight Global (a staffing firm) on behalf of a telecommunications client; employment type is not specified.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network automation.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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