Staff Network Engineer at Mercury Insurance Services, LLC
$101,167–$204,439from the description
Jul 15, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role within network engineering at an insurance company, responsible for designing and operating hybrid on-premises and multi-cloud network environments, leading complex implementation projects, and building automation tooling. The position also involves advanced troubleshooting across routing, security, and cloud connectivity, along with mentoring less senior engineers. Suits experienced network engineers with a strong cloud and automation background.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · 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.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 250 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer network architects). range 50–380
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,998 (middle half $106,921–$171,899). 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 (9)
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is titled 'Staff Network Engineer' and centers on designing, operating, and troubleshooting complex hybrid/multi-cloud networks (15-1244), but it also requires hands-on infrastructure-as-code authoring (Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitHub Actions) that edges toward software development (15-1252). 15-1244 was chosen because the primary day-to-day work is network design and operations, not shipping software.
The advertised title is 'Staff Network Engineer,' which maps to the Staff band; however, the actual scope and requirements (8+ years, senior IC mentoring, no org-wide architectural authority) are consistent with a Senior-level role. The two bands are reported separately to surface this gap.
The degree requirement states 'BS Degree … or equivalent work experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Compensation is quoted in multiple state-specific ranges; the broadest posted range ($101,167–$204,439/yr) is captured. The California typical hiring range ($137,523–$191,004) is noted here for reference.
Certifications (Cisco CCNP/CCIE, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate, PCNSE, Arista ACE) appear under 'Preferred' and are listed as a single interchangeable skill group.
'AI for programming, automation, and troubleshooting' appears under the Preferred experience section and is listed as preferred accordingly.
The caller has declared this a fully-remote, national role; no metro is inferred.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): AI-assisted automation.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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