Senior Network Engineer
Cargill · Atlanta, GA
$130,000–$155,000from the description
Jul 18, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering role focused on migrating legacy physical networking infrastructure to software-defined networking (SDN). Day-to-day work spans designing and deploying enterprise DDI solutions (DNS, DHCP, IPAM), hands-on Infoblox administration, network automation via scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools, and disaster recovery planning. The role also carries technical leadership responsibilities, including mentoring engineers and guiding adoption of modern networking practices across teams.
Senior level · 4+ years · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 170 people in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 35–250
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,050 (middle half $85,428–$134,003). 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 minimum hard-required experience is 4 years (stated in the Qualifications section); the '8+ years' and '4+ years DDI' figures appear only under Preferred Qualifications and are not hard gates.
All specific technology skills (Infoblox, DNSSEC, GSLB, Python/scripting, GitHub/CI-CD, Ansible, Terraform) appear exclusively under Preferred Qualifications and are therefore marked preferred.
The role sits at the boundary between network operations (15-1244) and software/infrastructure-as-code development (15-1252): the JD emphasizes SDN migration, automation, and IaC practices, but the primary day-to-day work is designing and operating network infrastructure (DNS/DHCP/IPAM, routers, switches, firewalls), which tips the classification to 15-1244.
Location is inferred as Minneapolis-St. Paul metro (Cargill's headquarters in Minnetonka, MN); no explicit remote eligibility is stated.
The posting explicitly states this role is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network engineering.
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