Network Engineer at Peraton
Laurel, MD
$146,000–$234,000from the description
Jul 12, 2026
Laurel, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network engineering role focused on implementing and supporting complex enterprise network infrastructure, including architecture, configuration, integration, and security. Day-to-day work involves troubleshooting, managing routers, switches, firewalls, and related network equipment, as well as contributing to cloud and application modernization efforts. The role suits a deeply experienced IT professional holding an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 12+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The degree requirement is effectively waivable: a Bachelor's is listed as required but 15 years of IT experience may be substituted in full, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The JD requires experience in 'at least two' of seven listed technical areas (network troubleshooting, routers/switches, Cisco IOS/Junos OS, firewalls, hubs/bridges/gateways, network packet analysis tools, database tools). Because no single area is individually mandatory, all seven are marked preferred. Network troubleshooting is the most broadly stated and is marked required as a representative gate, but hiring managers should note the actual gate is any two of the seven.
Active TS/SCI with a current polygraph is a hard requirement — this is classified as TopSecretSci.
Annapolis Junction, MD falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CBSA (12580), which is the standard metro for NSA-adjacent work in that area.
The alt SOC (15-1252 Software Developers) is noted because the role description mentions architecture, engineering, development, integration, and cloud/application modernization work alongside traditional network operations — however, the explicit skills listed and the title point primarily to network engineering.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DOD 8570 IAT Level II, network troubleshooting, network packet analysis.
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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