Senior Network Engineer at MicroTech
Washington, DC
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Jul 6, 2026
Washington, DC
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering role supporting a federal agency's Cisco infrastructure, with day-to-day responsibility spanning network design, security hardening, and operational support. The work centers on implementing Zero Trust architectures, managing routing and switching environments, conducting vulnerability assessments, and leading incident response. Suited to experienced engineers with a strong federal compliance background, particularly around NIST frameworks.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 100 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 20–150
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 of network engineering (15-1244) and information security (15-1212); the primary day-to-day work is designing and operating the Cisco network infrastructure, but a substantial portion of the responsibilities are security-focused (Zero Trust, NIST compliance, vulnerability management, incident response). Network engineering is the primary framing.
Degree requirement is waived: the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent combination of education and experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
Clearance: the JD requires U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust or higher-level clearance, but does not gate on holding an active clearance at time of hire — not treated as a hard clearance gate.
CCNP Enterprise and CCNP Security are listed as interchangeable preferred certifications under the 'Preferred Certifications' heading; Security+ is also listed there as an alternative. All are marked preferred.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207.
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