Network Engineer / NOC Engineer
Strategic Staffing Solutions · Saint Louis, MO
$32–$42/hrfrom the description
Jul 19, 2026
Saint Louis, MO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A 24/7 Network/NOC Operations role based in St. Louis, supporting a Digital Control Center that monitors and troubleshoots critical infrastructure — including MPLS, SCADA systems, Windows servers, cellular devices, and fiber networks. Day-to-day work covers alert triage, incident documentation in ServiceNow, phone-based customer support, patching coordination, security response, and OT environment monitoring. Suits candidates with a NOC or operations background, ideally holding a CCNA or equivalent.
Mid level · St. Louis, MO-IL · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30 people in the St. Louis, MO-IL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 6–50
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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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 $90,896 (middle half $75,658–$107,973). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 title is listed as 'Network Engineer / NOC Engineer' but the actual day-to-day work is 24x7 NOC/operations monitoring, triage, and incident response — not building or shipping infrastructure code — so 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) is the best fit. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a runner-up given the broad operational scope spanning OT/SCADA, cybersecurity, and facilities monitoring.
Dynatrace, OpsBridge, and Splunk are listed together as examples of enterprise monitoring tools used in the role; Dynatrace is named first and Splunk is also called out independently in the responsibilities, so both are retained as separate required skills with OpsBridge as an alternative to Dynatrace.
Nokia and 3GIS appear only in the narrative responsibilities section without firm gating language, so they are marked preferred.
CCNA is explicitly called 'Highly preferred' under the Preferred Experience section.
The schedule is described as rotating 12-hour shifts (Panama schedule) with a hybrid partial-remote component on weekends only; the role is primarily onsite in St. Louis and only local candidates are considered, so remote is set to false.
This is a W2 contract role of 12+ months with potential for extension and conversion to full-time.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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