Network Engineer at All Native Group
Washington, DC
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Jul 14, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A network engineering role supporting a federal agency's Cisco-based enterprise infrastructure, covering design, implementation, and day-to-day operation of routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS/DHCP, and 802.1X access controls. The position centers on applying Zero Trust architecture and NIST security standards, hardening network devices, maintaining SIEM log forwarding, and assisting with incident response. Suited to an experienced Cisco network engineer comfortable working within a federally regulated, change-controlled environment.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 290 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 85–430
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 $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589).
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 role is classified as 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) because the primary day-to-day work is operating, hardening, and maintaining an existing Cisco enterprise network for a federal customer (CBO), rather than building new software or platforms. 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) is a plausible runner-up given the heavy Zero Trust, NIST, and incident-response emphasis.
The clearance requirement is a Public Trust Tier 2 (background investigation + FBI fingerprint check), not a formal DoD security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS). The clearance requirement field is therefore set to None, but hiring managers should note this background investigation is a hard gate for the role.
The Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel sections appear to be boilerplate copied from an unrelated executive/military role (references to 'Navy leadership', 'classified communication systems', 'extensive travel') and are inconsistent with a network engineering position supporting CBO. These sections should be reviewed and corrected before publishing.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent professional experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
CCNA is listed as required; CCNP Enterprise is listed as preferred. The posting also states certifications must have been maintained for a minimum of 5 years — expired or never professionally used certifications will not be accepted.
Ignored 5 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Cisco routing and switching, firewall management, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture.
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