Network Engineer at Abile Group, Inc.
Springfield, VA
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Jun 28, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on network engineering role supporting an Intelligence Community customer from a Springfield, VA site. Day-to-day work covers maintaining and troubleshooting WAN/LAN and satellite communications infrastructure, monitoring network health, optimizing bandwidth, and developing architecture diagrams and capability roadmaps across multiple security domains and global locations. The role suits an experienced network engineer holding an active TS/SCI clearance and DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, with deep familiarity with Juniper and Cisco equipment and protocols such as BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
Mid level · 4+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Contract
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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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 $125,430 (middle half $98,650–$153,220).
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 (11)
The role is classified as a contract engagement supporting an Intelligence Community customer, not a direct full-time hire.
TS/SCI is a hard gate; the posting also requires the ability to obtain a CI polygraph, which is an additional clearance condition beyond standard TS/SCI.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD states 'BA/BS Degree' but explicitly allows 'additional experience may be considered instead of a degree.'
Experience range is stated as 4–10 years; the overall years minimum is set to 4 (the lower bound). The wide range and mid-level scope place this in the Mid band despite the upper bound of 10 years.
Cryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X) are listed under Required Skills but are highly specialized government hardware; they are captured under the Juniper/network hardware context — candidates without this exposure may still be considered if they hold the clearance and core networking skills.
RSVP/LDP and L2/3VPNs are protocol-level details subsumed within the MPLS and VPN skill entries rather than listed as separate skills.
Desired certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, Cisco CCNP/CCNA/CCDP/CCVP, ITIL v3, CISSP) are listed under a 'Desired Certifications' heading and are treated as preferred.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role spans both network operations/administration (15-1244) and some engineering/architecture work; 15-1244 best fits the primary day-to-day responsibilities of monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting WAN/LAN infrastructure.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Juniper MX/EX/SRX, HP Network Automation, DoD 8570 IAT Level II.
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.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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