Staff Network Administrator
Electra · Boulder, CO
$135,000–$175,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Boulder, CO
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role responsible for designing, managing, and maintaining enterprise network and systems infrastructure — spanning physical and virtual servers, LANs/WANs/VPNs, cloud environments across AWS and Azure, and identity management via Azure Entra. The position also involves scripting-based automation, cross-functional IT project collaboration, and technical guidance to other staff. Suits a seasoned infrastructure generalist with deep networking, cloud, and systems administration expertise.
Senior level · 12+ years · Boulder, CO · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8 people in the Boulder, CO area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 2–15
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 $112,204 (middle half $101,688–$138,735). 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 (8)
The title is 'Staff Network Administrator' but the actual requirements — 12+ years of experience, expert-level networking and systems administration, no people-management scope, and no cross-org architectural authority — are consistent with a Senior individual contributor. 'Staff' in the title appears to be a seniority label rather than a true Staff-level org-wide technical leadership role.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call. The role primarily operates and administers infrastructure (networking, servers, virtualization, cloud environments), which points to 15-1244. However, the scripting/automation requirements (Python, PowerShell) and infrastructure-as-code framing add a software-development dimension that could support 15-1252. 15-1244 was chosen because the dominant day-to-day work is running and maintaining enterprise infrastructure, not shipping software.
Cisco is listed as the primary named networking platform alongside Juniper and Ubiquiti as interchangeable alternatives ('platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, and Ubiquiti').
VMware and Hyper-V are listed together as virtualization platforms; they are treated as interchangeable alternatives per the 'including VMware and Hyper-V' framing.
Python and PowerShell are listed as interchangeable scripting options ('Python, PowerShell, or similar languages').
Certifications (CCNP, CCIE, VCP, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CompTIA Network+, Security+) appear under the 'What we want you to bring' section, which is the preferred/nice-to-have block.
HCI Platforms are mentioned in the role framing and responsibilities but not explicitly called out as a hard requirement in the qualifications section.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's; the JD also accepts 8+ years with a Master's or 5+ years with a PhD, but a Bachelor's is the baseline minimum stated.
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