What C-level Network Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 32 open C-level Network Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are networking, automation, cloud.
Updated September 21, 2026
37 open C-level Network Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 32 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| networking | 63% |
| automation | 53% |
| cloud | 47% |
| bgp | 44% |
| cisco | 44% |
| firewall | 41% |
| ai | 38% |
| ospf | 31% |
| vlan | 31% |
| wan | 31% |
| dns | 28% |
| python | 28% |
| tcp-ip | 25% |
| ansible | 22% |
| mpls | 22% |
| sd-wan | 22% |
| vxlan | 22% |
| dhcp | 19% |
| fortinet | 19% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 19% |
| network-security | 19% |
| terraform | 19% |
| zero-trust | 19% |
| backbone | 16% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 37 open C-level Network Engineering jobs →
Across all Network Engineering levels
Most Network Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- networking 4,388
- cisco 4,271
- firewall 3,861
- cloud 2,968
- wan 2,937
- bgp 2,423
- network-security 2,216
- automation 2,188
- ospf 2,065
- ccna 1,942
- vpn 1,877
- vlan 1,661