# Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/border-gateway-protocol-bgp

BGP is the standardized exterior gateway protocol used to exchange routing and reachability information among autonomous systems on the internet, enabling large-scale internet traffic routing. It is essential knowledge for network engineers managing enterprise networks, ISPs, and data center connectivity.

## Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) in the job market

- Open roles: 36
- Employers hiring: 22
- Median stated pay: $199,000 (middle half $155,000 – $268,000), from 26 of 36 open roles — the 72% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Measured from the 36 open roles that name Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), not from a curated list.

- [OSPF](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ospf) — 27 roles (75.0%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 23 roles (63.9%)
- [Ansible](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ansible) — 20 roles (55.6%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 13 roles (36.1%)
- [TCP/IP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tcp-ip) — 12 roles (33.3%)
- [DNS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/dns) — 11 roles (30.6%)
- [MPLS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/mpls) — 11 roles (30.6%)
- [Terraform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/terraform) — 11 roles (30.6%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Mid: 5 (15%)
- Senior: 22 (67%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 5 (15%)
- Management: 1 (3%)

From 33 roles whose posting states a level.

## Roles that use Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

- [Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/network-engineer) — 15
- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 4
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 3
- [Network Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/network-administrator) — 2
- [Network Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/network-architect) — 2
- [Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/security-engineer) — 1

## Employers hiring for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

- [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — 8 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 3 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 3 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 2 open roles
- [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5) — 2 open roles
- [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — 2 open roles

Related skills: [OSPF](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ospf), [TCP/IP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tcp-ip), [Routing Protocols](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/routing-protocols), [Network Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/network-engineering)

## Open roles requiring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) (36)

- [Senior Engineering Manager, Deployment](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Crusoe/aadc46b2-a20f-4815-8206-06b0e2eccb91/application) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $250,000 – $300,000 (listed on Crusoe's own careers site)
- [Networking Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8f75b851-a0e9-4ec1-9f36-2cce963b03f4/networking-analyst-at-diamondback-energy) at [Diamondback Energy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/diamondback-energy) — Midland, TX
- [Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e2bf21b1-a62d-4c6c-a53a-c970c2723b43/network-engineer-at-blue-ridge-communications) at [Blue Ridge Communications](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-ridge-communications) — Full-time, Lehighton, PA
- [Network Administrator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/69e5838c-f16f-405f-b57a-b99951667e4e/network-administrator-at-auto-owners-insurance) at [Auto-Owners Insurance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/auto-owners-insurance) — Full-time, Lansing, MI
- [Network Engineer II - Hybrid AZ](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5bbc5ed9-d50c-4cfa-97c3-c5d0927ed22b/network-engineer-ii-hybrid-az-at-best-western) at [Best Western](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/best-western) — Full-time, Phoenix, AZ
- [Senior Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/69bc0eca-4ffd-4894-ada2-e51797c71490/senior-network-engineer-at-bain-capital) at [Bain Capital](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bain-capital) — Boston, MA, $130,000 – $155,000
- [Senior Core Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b6ca5d65-0bda-4697-b522-f3caf4640d05/senior-core-network-engineer-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Full-time, $99,000 – $143,000
- [Network Engineer- WAN (Sr. Consultant level)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c50da90a-9fab-46d7-a2c1-0cd752c85125/network-engineer-wan-sr-consultant-level-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, Ashburn, VA, $152,200 – $243,700
- [Network Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1b54ab5b-60ea-44c8-af27-3541925d59d5/network-engineer-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — $109,200 – $174,600
- [Network Security Consultant - Firewall Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0bd7599e-89cb-45e7-ab13-34bc2bbb0fe5/network-security-consultant-firewall-specialist-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)

All 36 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=cee406f2-d026-4845-ad1c-743d7a8a6249