San Diego, CAremote

Salary
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Location
San Diego, CA
Last confirmed open
Jul 25, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A network engineering role focused on supporting Foreign Military Sales programs within defense environments. Day-to-day work involves configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Cisco-based LANs, WANs, and C4ISR networks alongside government engineers and cybersecurity teams. The position suits someone with at least three years of networking experience, familiarity with Cisco technologies, and an active or obtainable U.S. national security clearance, with occasional international travel expected.

Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Secret clearance · Full-time

Must have (4)
Cisco switchesCisco routersCisco firewallsTCP/IP
Nice to have (7)
OSPF, Eigrp, Mpls or VPNSpirent, T Berd, Solarwinds or WiresharkCCNA or CcnpSplunk or Security OnionIPsec802.1XVMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper V

“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%

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

What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).

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 (8)

The posting is listed as 'Remote / Hybrid' with no specific city or state given; no CBSA could be determined. Up to 25% OCONUS travel is required.

Clearance language states candidates must 'currently hold an active U.S. national security clearance or be able to receive and maintain one.' The specific level is not named (Secret, TS, etc.); the role is defense/C4ISR-focused, so a Secret-level gate is the most reasonable inference, but the exact level is ambiguous.

The bachelor's degree is listed under Preferred Qualifications and explicitly notes 'or equivalent experience,' so no minimum degree is hard-required.

OSPF is listed alongside EIGRP, MPLS, and VPN as interchangeable 'exposure' options under Required Qualifications but framed as 'a plus,' so it is captured as preferred with the others as alternatives.

Network monitoring/diagnostic tools (Spirent, T-Berd, SolarWinds, Wireshark) appear in Required Qualifications but are framed as 'experience using or exposure to… (e.g., …),' indicating familiarity rather than a hard gate; captured as preferred with alternatives.

CCNA, CCNP, Splunk, Security Onion, IPsec, 802.1X, VMware ESXi, and Hyper-V all appear under Preferred Qualifications.

The alt SOC 15-1299 is noted because the C4ISR/military network focus gives this role some characteristics of a specialized network analyst, but 15-1244 best fits the primary day-to-day work of configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network infrastructure.

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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