Network Engineer, Senior at UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies
Colorado Springs, CO
$130,000–$145,000from the description
Aug 5, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Network Engineer role supporting HQ USSPACECOM under the PICRD II contract at Colorado Springs, CO. The position centers on planning, designing, and integrating multi-level classification communication networks, performing cybersecurity and risk assessments, maintaining system architecture documentation, and working directly with government customers to translate mission requirements into technical solutions. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and relevant DoD 8570/8140 certifications.
Senior level · 6+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI 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 $104,090 (middle half $86,062–$133,513). 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 Aug 7, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role blends network engineering with cybersecurity architecture (DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Work Role 651 / NIST SP-ARC-001), making it a genuine toss-up between 15-1244 (Network/Systems Admins) and 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts). The primary day-to-day work — designing, installing, and maintaining multi-level classification networks and communication infrastructure — tips toward 15-1244, but the heavy cybersecurity assessment and architecture duties make 15-1212 a credible alternative.
Certification requirement is two-part: CompTIA Security+ is mandatory, PLUS one of FITSP-D, GDSA, CASP+, CCSP, Cloud+, CSSLP, or GSEC. CASP+ is listed as the primary skill with the others captured as alternatives.
The BS degree requirement specifies an ABET-accredited or CAE-designated institution; no equivalent-experience substitution is offered, so it is treated as a hard degree gate.
Operating system experience (Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware, macOS) is listed under the qualifications/requirements section and is therefore treated as required, though the posting uses 'such as' phrasing — the specific OSes named are the stated examples of required OS breadth.
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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