Staff Network Engineer at Amperesand
Reno, NV
$150,000–$170,000
Jul 21, 2026
Reno, NV
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering role responsible for designing, building, and maintaining network infrastructure across both corporate IT and product environments. Day-to-day work spans switching, wireless, and SD-WAN architecture using Cisco and Meraki platforms, greenfield office and data center builds, cloud network integration, and network security fundamentals such as segmentation and VPN design. The role also involves mentoring engineers and setting organization-wide network standards.
Senior level · 7+ years · Reno, NV · Full-time
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Senior.
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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 $97,702 (middle half $70,476–$127,575).
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 role is titled 'Staff Network Engineer' but the requirements — 7+ years, senior/staff-level scope, mentoring, and technical escalation — are consistent with a Senior-level band. 'Staff' in the title is taken as the advertised level, but the actual scope and experience demands align with Senior rather than a true cross-team Staff architect.
SOC classification is a genuine toss-up: the role involves significant network architecture and design (pointing toward 15-1241 Computer Network Architects) but also hands-on day-to-day operation, troubleshooting, and administration of the network estate (pointing toward 15-1244). 15-1244 was chosen as primary because the day-to-day work spans both build and operate, but 15-1241 is a strong runner-up.
Certifications (CCNP, CCIE, Meraki) are listed as 'preferred' in the posting; captured accordingly.
Cloud networking (AWS/Azure/GCP), network automation, infrastructure as code, and data center/colocation experience all appear under the 'Nice to Have' section.
Zero trust is mentioned as a familiarity/familiarity concept under network security principles in the requirements section, but names no specific product or platform — omitted per the generic-concept rule.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network automation.
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