Houston, TX

Salary
Posted
Jul 19, 2026
Location
Houston, TX
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

An on-site network administration role supporting the enterprise IT infrastructure of an aerospace propulsion company in Houston. Day-to-day work covers configuring and troubleshooting switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless systems across multiple locations, alongside physical cabling, configuration management, monitoring, documentation, and some automation. Suited to a mid-level network professional with 3–5+ years of enterprise networking experience and a relevant certification.

Mid level · 3+ years · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Full-time

Must have (12)
TCP/IPDNSDHCPswitchesroutersfirewallsVPNwireless networkingdynamic routingnetwork segmentationZero Trustnetwork monitoring
Nice to have (3)
Network+, Security+ or CcnaAWS, Azure or GCPstructured cabling

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
TCP/IP55%VPN40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $103,660 (middle half $83,599–$133,973).

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 is titled 'Network Administrator' with no seniority modifier; the title states no level. The 3-5+ years requirement and scope (independent management of smaller projects, escalation resource for the team) support a Mid-level classification.

Certifications (Network+, Security+, CCNA or equivalent) are explicitly marked 'preferred' in the posting and are captured as preferred accordingly.

Cloud networking experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and structured cabling appear under the 'What Will Set You Apart' section, which is a differentiator/preferred block, and are marked preferred.

Network automation and configuration management tools are called out in the responsibilities section with no specific tool named (e.g., Ansible, Puppet); captured generically as 'network automation' and 'network configuration management'.

ITAR compliance is required — candidates must be US citizens, lawful permanent residents, or otherwise eligible under ITAR. No formal US security clearance is gated, so the clearance requirement is None.

No compensation figures are provided in the posting.

Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): network configuration management, network automation.

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