Network Engineer II at BAE Systems
Broomfield, CO
$79,365–$134,921from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Broomfield, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level network engineering role focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining high-availability IT network infrastructure within classified environments. Day-to-day work spans automation, configuration management, security policy enforcement, troubleshooting, and performance monitoring across physical data centers, labs, and cloud-hosted systems. Suits candidates with a relevant engineering degree, active Top Secret clearance, Cisco experience, and a DoD 8570-qualifying certification.
Mid level · 2+ years · National · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). 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 (9)
The job title is 'Network Engineer II', which maps to a mid-level (II) position. The required experience floor is only 2+ years (with degree substitution provisions), consistent with a Mid-level band.
The role is primarily network engineering and administration (design, deploy, maintain enterprise network infrastructure in classified environments), making 15-1244 the best fit. However, the JD also emphasizes automation, infrastructure-as-code, and container/cloud environments, which nudges toward 15-1252; 15-1244 is chosen because the core day-to-day work is operating and maintaining network systems rather than shipping software.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting. BAE Systems operates multiple US sites; no CBSA could be confidently determined from the text.
The clearance requirement is an active Top Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI Polygraph — treated as a TopSecretSci gate since the JD requires the candidate to hold an active TS and obtain TS/SCI Poly.
A BS degree in Engineering or a related technical field is explicitly required; higher degrees may substitute for experience, but the degree itself is a hard gate.
'Experience with Cisco OS' appears in the required section and is listed separately from 'Experience with Cisco IOS' in the preferred section. Both refer to Cisco operating systems; the required mention is captured as the required/preferred flag. The preferred 'Cisco IOS' mention is redundant but consistent.
DoD 8570 certification is listed as a hard requirement ('Certification(s) that meets DoW 8570 Requirements').
All other named technologies (Nexus OS, Palo Alto GUI, Juniper OS, F5 Load-balancers, DISA STIGs, network performance monitoring tools) appear exclusively under the 'Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills' 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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