Network Engineer L2
FORLORNOPOSSOM · Annapolis Junction, MD
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Jul 6, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level network engineering role supporting a government customer near Annapolis Junction, MD. The work spans designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining LAN/CAN/WAN infrastructure — including load balancing, VPNs, VoIP, IPSec, and traffic shaping — while also mentoring junior engineers. Strong hands-on experience with Cisco and Arista equipment is required, along with an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 6+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
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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 $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589).
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 (10)
The posting requires a TS/SCI clearance WITH a polygraph specifically from the 'MD Customer' (a known reference to NSA/Fort Meade-area customers). No CCAs (Conditional Clearance Approvals) are accepted.
Annapolis Junction, MD is within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA (47900), near Fort Meade/NSA.
The degree requirement has multiple substitution paths: Master's + 6 years; Bachelor's + 8 years; no degree + 12 years + an industry certification. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of any degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The minimum experience is 6 years (with a Master's degree); the role effectively requires up to 12 years without a degree. Total years minimum is set to 6 as the lowest stated threshold.
The title 'Level 2' in this context maps to a mid-level advertised framing, but the scope (guiding junior engineers, designing medium/large-scale infrastructure, TS/SCI poly required) supports a Senior classification.
Cisco and Arista configuration and sustainment are explicitly called out as required in the Requirements section. Juniper is mentioned only as an optional certification substitution path, so it is marked preferred.
STE/STN and SSP compliance ('Latte Art' reference) appear in the Requirements section but read as familiarity-level context rather than a hard gate; marked preferred.
The IAT Level I certification (DoD 8570.01-M) is required or must be obtained within 6 months of start — treated as a hard gate.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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