Entry-Level Network Engineer - Stadium & HQ

Washington Commanders; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington Commanders are seeking a Junior Network Engineer to operate and maintain wired and wireless networks across headquarters, the practice facility, and the stadium. This is an entry-level role with monitoring, basic configuration changes, and troubleshooting under the guidance of senior engineers.

Responsibilities include monitoring network health, performing maintenance windows, applying switch, router, and VPN changes, supporting DNS/DHCP, documenting changes, and providing

Qualifications

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in IT, networking, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Zero to two years of experience; internship or hands-on lab experience counts.
• Foundational understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, routing and switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS and DHCP, wireless networking, and basic network security.
• Comfort working on a command line and good documentation discipline.
• Willingness to work game days and events, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lift and rack equipment and travel between three sites.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network health across headquarters, practice facility, and stadium.
• Assist with capacity checks, performance monitoring, and routine maintenance windows.
• Carry out switch, wireless, routing, and VPN configuration changes under supervision.
• Support DNS, DHCP, and IP management tasks and follow change processes.
• Provide first-level troubleshooting for wired/wireless issues and escalate as needed.
• Log, track, and resolve network incidents in the ticketing system.
• Maintain network diagrams and inventories; document recurring fixes.
• Be onsite during games and major events; participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

TCP/IP

Subnetting

Routing & Switching

VLANs

VPNs

DNS/DHCP

Wireless Networking

Documentation

Command Line

Team Collaboration

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Networking, or related field

Equivalent experience

Job description

The Washington Commanders are seeking a Junior Network Engineer to operate and maintain wired and wireless networks across headquarters, the practice facility, and the stadium. This is an entry-level role with monitoring, basic configuration changes, and troubleshooting under the guidance of senior engineers.

Responsibilities include monitoring network health, performing maintenance windows, applying switch, router, and VPN changes, supporting DNS/DHCP, documenting changes, and providing