Senior Network Architect at Peraton
Arlington, VA
$176,000–$282,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Arlington, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level network architecture role supporting a long-running secure government communications program. The position centers on designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting large-scale, high-availability network infrastructure using Cisco technologies, while providing Tier IV support and collaborating with security and cross-functional teams. It suits a deeply experienced network engineer holding an active TS/SCI clearance and a current CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification.
Senior level · 16+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $163,334 (middle half $129,844–$182,344). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The JD requires 16 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 20 years without — the degree is explicitly waivable by experience, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The DoD IAT Level II certification requirement names CCNA and Security+ as examples; Security+ is the more common standalone certification for this compliance gate, with CCNA listed as an alternative. Both satisfy the same DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II requirement.
The CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification is a hard gate listed explicitly under Required qualifications.
SolarWinds, Splunk, and Variphy appear only under the Desired section and are treated as preferred.
ITIL and experience with a maintenance ticketing system appear under Desired and are treated as preferred; no specific ticketing product is named.
The role is on-site in Arlington, VA; no remote option is mentioned.
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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