Network Engineer Intermediate at MicroTech
Washington, DC
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Jul 6, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A network engineering role supporting a federal legislative agency's Cisco-based enterprise infrastructure. Day-to-day work spans designing and maintaining secure network architectures, configuring routing and switching, enforcing Zero Trust and NIST-aligned security controls, managing vulnerability remediation, and supporting incident response. Suits an experienced network engineer comfortable operating within federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks.
Senior level · 8+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 110 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 25–170
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 sits at the boundary between network engineering/operations (15-1244) and information security (15-1212); the primary day-to-day work is network design, configuration, and operations, but cybersecurity compliance and incident response are substantial co-duties. 15-1244 was chosen as the primary code because the JD leads with network engineering and operations responsibilities.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent combination of education and experience,' so no hard degree gate is set.
The clearance requirement is framed as 'ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher-level government clearance, as required' — this is a conditional/future requirement, not a hard gate on an active clearance at time of hire, so the clearance requirement is set to None.
CCNA and Security+ appear under a 'Preferred Certifications' heading and are therefore not hard gates.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Cisco routing and switching, Zero Trust Architecture, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207.
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