Network Engineer L2 at Jovian Concepts, LLC
Annapolis Junction, MD
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Jul 21, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level network engineering role focused on designing, implementing, maintaining, and upgrading LAN/CAN/WAN and voice/video telecommunications infrastructure. Day-to-day work involves Cisco and Arista configuration and sustainment, translating business needs into network requirements, resolving incidents, and supporting compliance efforts. Requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph from the Maryland customer and an IAT Level II certification.
Senior level · 6+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · 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 $125,654 (middle half $96,394–$162,956).
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 (9)
Location is Annapolis Junction, MD — a community closely associated with NSA/Fort Meade, which falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson CBSA.
A TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph specifically from the 'MD Customer' (understood to be NSA) is a hard gate; CCAs (Conditional Clearance Approvals) are explicitly not accepted.
The degree requirement is complex: a Master's is the baseline, but a Bachelor's + 2 extra years (8 total) or no degree + 6 extra years + an industry certification (12 total) are accepted substitutes. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of any degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The minimum experience floor is 6 years (with a Master's); the posting scales up to 12 years for the no-degree path. Total years minimum is set to 6 (the lowest qualifying threshold).
NetApp, SafeNet, Visio, STE/STN, and SSP compliance are introduced with 'Familiar with' language rather than firm gating language, so they are marked as preferred.
Acceptable industry certifications listed as substitutes for a degree include: Arista Configuration Essentials, CCNA, and Juniper Certification Tracks (Automation & DevOps, Cloud, Data Center, Design, Enterprise Routing and Switching, Junos Security, Service Provider). These are degree-substitution paths, not standalone skill gates.
The role title 'Network Engineer Level 2' is interpreted as a mid-level designation in the posting's own leveling scheme, but the actual scope and experience requirements (6–12 years, design through implementation of large-scale telecom infrastructure) support a Senior classification.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570 IAT Level II.
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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