Washington, WA

Salary
$90,000–$135,000from the description
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Location
Washington, WA
Last confirmed open
Jul 29, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A mid-level systems engineering role supporting a hybrid federal environment in Washington, DC, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance and eligibility for a CI Polygraph. Day-to-day work centers on maintaining and troubleshooting network hardware, operating systems, and virtualization infrastructure, while also handling patching, storage and backup systems, accreditation tasks, and technical documentation. Suits an experienced engineer with at least five years in the field and a current SAFe ASE certification.

Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time

Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.

Must have (8)
TCP/IPnetwork hardwarevirtualizationstorage & backup systemspatchingsystem accreditationSAFenetwork performance monitoring

Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.

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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 $128,188 (middle half $100,819–$156,589). 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 (6)

The posting is titled 'System Engineer Mid-level' but requires 5+ years of experience and involves complex, independent ownership of network infrastructure design, deployment, storage/backup systems, and accreditation activities — scope consistent with a Senior-level role. Advertised seniority reflects the title; assessed seniority reflects the actual requirements.

A CI Polygraph is not required at hire but candidates must be able to obtain and maintain CI Polygraph eligibility after their start date, depending on assignment. The hard gate at hire is an active TS/SCI clearance.

The SAFe Software Engineer (ASE) Certification is listed under Requirements and is treated as a hard gate, though it is an unusual requirement for a network/systems engineering role.

The role is hybrid (not fully remote), based in Washington, DC.

SOC classification is 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) because the primary day-to-day work is operating, administering, and maintaining network infrastructure — hardware, OS, protocols, monitoring, and troubleshooting — rather than building new software. 15-1252 is noted as a runner-up given the integration and design responsibilities.

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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