Network Engineer 4 - Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL at M. C. Dean
Montgomery, AL
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Jul 2, 2026
Montgomery, AL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-to-senior network engineering role supporting a US Air Force Education and Training Center, focused on designing, configuring, testing, and maintaining network infrastructure in a secure government environment. Day-to-day work spans network design documentation, system integration testing, troubleshooting complex issues, and preventative maintenance. An active Secret clearance and a relevant degree with seven or more years of experience are required.
Senior level · 7+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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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 $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589).
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 (8)
The role title is 'Network Engineer 4' — the '4' is an internal level designator, not a standard seniority band (Junior/Mid/Senior/etc.), so the title states no level. The 7+ years requirement and scope of responsibilities (leading testing, originating designs, assisting with bids) support a Senior classification.
An active Secret clearance is explicitly required as a hard gate.
The posting is in support of the US Air Force Education and Training Center; the primary work location is not explicitly named beyond M.C. Dean's Tysons, Virginia headquarters, so the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA is used.
Network platform knowledge (Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, Arista) and standard network software (Visio, Wireshark, PuTTY, CLI) appear under 'Preferred Experience' and 'Tools/Software' sections, so they are marked preferred.
ITIL and network security/design knowledge are listed under the required 'Technical Skills' qualifications block and are marked required. However, 'network infrastructure design' is a conceptual capability rather than a named tool — it is included because the JD explicitly gates on it as a knowledge area in the qualifications section.
The SOC classification is a close call between 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) and 15-1252 (Software Developers). The role emphasizes operating, maintaining, configuring, and troubleshooting network infrastructure for a government facility rather than building software, which tips toward 15-1244.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network infrastructure design.
Requires a Secret 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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