Network Engineer at Bridge Core (BCore)
Herndon, VA
$140,000–$170,000from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Herndon, VA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A network and systems engineering role supporting a classified government program in Herndon, VA, focused on delivering and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure, multi-cloud environments, and containerized application solutions. The position involves troubleshooting cloud and Linux environments, applying DevOps practices, and contributing to both network infrastructure (firewalls, access controls, voice/video) and enterprise computing services. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI with polygraph.
Senior level · 6+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, 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 $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589). 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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title says 'Mid-level' but the required qualifications gate on 6+ years of experience in systems design and engineering, which aligns more closely with a Senior-level role on a typical career ladder.
The SOC classification is a close call: the posting is titled 'Network Engineer' and describes network infrastructure work (firewalls, access controls, voice/video), but the required qualifications emphasize cloud troubleshooting, Linux, DevOps, and software development — signals that lean toward Software Developers (15-1252). Network and Computer Systems Administrators (15-1244) was chosen as primary given the explicit network infrastructure scope and the program description.
The posting lists 'Ruby on Ralls' — this appears to be a typo for 'Ruby on Rails', captured as such.
Ansible appears both as a standalone desired skill and within a list of deployment technologies ('Ansible, Chet, Puppet, etc.'); 'Chet' is likely a typo for 'Chef'. Ansible is listed once with Chef and Puppet as alternatives in the same deployment-tooling context.
The TS/SCI with polygraph clearance is stated in the header and is a hard gate for this role.
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.
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