Network Engineer – Network Configuration at Peraton
Springfield, VA
$86,000–$138,000from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Springfield, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role sits within a Network Operations Center supporting a large federal agency, focused on managing and automating configurations across a multi-vendor enterprise network of routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers. Day-to-day work involves building automation scripts and workflows, enforcing configuration compliance, troubleshooting network incidents, and implementing approved changes. It suits an experienced network engineer with a background in both hands-on routing/switching and automation tooling.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 130 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 25–230
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). 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 (7)
The role spans both network operations/administration (configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining enterprise devices) and automation/scripting work (developing Ansible playbooks, Python scripts, and automation workflows). 15-1244 was chosen because the primary day-to-day work is operating and maintaining a large-scale network environment for a government NOC; 15-1252 is the runner-up given the significant automation and scripting development component.
The posting lists three possible onsite locations: Ashburn, VA; Springfield, VA; and Orlando, FL. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA was selected as the primary metro since two of the three sites are in the DC-VA area.
Clearance: the Basic Qualifications require only the ability to OBTAIN a CBP Public Trust (not a security clearance), so the clearance requirement is set to None. The Desired Qualifications section mentions an 'active security clearance' as preferred, not a hard gate.
Degree requirement: the JD accepts a High School Diploma with 9 years of experience as an alternative to a Bachelor's degree, so no minimum degree is hard-required.
The automation platform requirement (Cisco NSO, Ansible, SolarWinds NCM, or similar) is listed under Basic Qualifications as a hard gate; the specific tools are interchangeable alternatives for the same requirement.
Python/PowerShell/Ansible scripting experience appears only under Desired Qualifications, so it is marked preferred. Note that Ansible also appears as an alternative for the required automation platform skill.
The '2+ years of network automation experience' is a role-level requirement subsumed within the overall 5+ year the overall years minimum; no separate per-skill years demanded was set for automation tools.
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