Network Engineer at V3GATE LLC
Washington, DC
$105,000–$130,000
Aug 11, 2026
Washington, DC
Nov 9, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid Network Engineer role supporting a federal environment (DOJ), responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise network infrastructure including multiprotocol routers, multilayer switches, firewalls, and data center networking. The position involves capacity planning, security architecture, vendor coordination, and mentoring systems engineering staff. Candidates must hold an active CCNA or CCNP and be eligible for a DOJ Public Trust clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance
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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).
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Why we read it this way (8)
The clearance gate is a DOJ Public Trust, which is not a traditional national security clearance (Secret/TS). However, the posting states that an active Secret or TS clearance qualifies for reciprocity, and candidates must be eligible to obtain it. 'Secret' was selected as the closest clearance enum value, but hiring managers should note this is technically a Public Trust suitability determination, not a collateral clearance.
SOC code 15-1244 was chosen because the role is primarily focused on operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting existing enterprise network infrastructure rather than building new software or systems. However, the design and architecture responsibilities create some ambiguity with 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other), noted as the alt code.
The CCNA/CCNP requirement is listed as a hard gate in the minimum qualifications preamble — one of the two certifications must be active at time of application. CCIE is listed as a plus.
Infoblox and VMware NSX-T are explicitly called out as 'a plus' in the Required Skills section.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
The degree requirement (BS/BA) is listed alongside 'or relevant work experience' as an alternative, so no minimum degree is flagged as a hard gate.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): VMware VCP-NSX-T.
Requires a Secret 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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