Sr. Network Engineer at ASCENDING
Cleveland, OH
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Jun 28, 2026
Cleveland, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract role (roughly four months) focused on designing, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise networking and server infrastructure across multi-vendor environments. Day-to-day work spans managing VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization platforms, configuring Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls and network devices, enforcing network security practices, and producing technical documentation. Suited to a senior infrastructure engineer with seven or more years of hands-on experience in similar environments.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $99,130 (middle half $78,010–$126,640).
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 (9)
The posting describes a 4-month project engagement, indicating a contract/temporary role rather than permanent full-time employment.
The posting mentions 'Hybrid – Onsite periodically 5%' and lists Greater Cleveland, Baltimore, and Chicago as location anchors, but the caller has confirmed this is fully remote with a national candidate pool, so no metro is set.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role primarily OPERATES and maintains networking and server infrastructure (switches, routers, firewalls, VMs) rather than building new software or tooling, pointing to 15-1244; however, the depth of multi-vendor design and security architecture work could also fit 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other), listed as the runner-up.
Certifications (CCNP, PCNSE, VCP) are explicitly called 'a strong plus' — listed as preferred accordingly.
Windows Server and Linux administration are framed as 'familiarity with' — a softer gate than the explicit requirements for VMware, Hyper-V, Cisco, and Palo Alto — listed as preferred.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): firewall configuration.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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