Junior Network Engineer

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

Overview

The Washington Commanders are seeking a Junior Network Engineer to help operate and maintain network connectivity, including wired and wireless networks, across headquarters, the practice facility, and the stadium.

Overview

The Washington Commanders are seeking a Junior Network Engineer to help operate and maintain network connectivity, including wired and wireless networks, across headquarters, the practice facility, and the stadium.
This is an entry-level engineering role. The Junior Network Engineer carries out monitoring, configuration changes, and troubleshooting within established standards and under the guidance of senior engineers. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Network Engineering.
This position spans network operations and monitoring, supervised configuration and changes, troubleshooting, cabling and hardware, documentation, and game-day network support.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor network health across all three sites using the club's network monitoring tools and flag issues before they affect users.
• Assist with capacity checks, performance monitoring, and routine maintenance windows.
• Carry out switch, wireless, routing, and VPN configuration changes under supervision and within established standards.
• Support DNS, DHCP, and IP address management tasks, and follow the change process for every network change.
• Assist with firmware updates, patching, and configuration backups for network devices under supervision.
• Provide first-level troubleshooting for wired and wireless connectivity, VLAN, and VPN issues and **escalate** as needed.
• Help identify and elevate network security concerns, and support root-cause analysis on incidents alongside senior engineers.
• Work with carriers, internet service providers, and vendor technical support to resolve connectivity issues.
• Log, track, and resolve network incidents and requests in the ticketing system.
• Support structured cabling, patch panels, switch, router, access-point, and network-appliance installation, and hardware maintenance and replacement.
• Assist with wireless coverage checks and access-point placement across offices, the practice facility, and the stadium bowl.
• Keep network diagrams, device inventory, IP records, and change records current and accurate.
• Document recurring fixes and standard procedures so the team can rely on them.
• Participate in after-hours and weekend on-call support as needed.
• Support secure, high-capacity connectivity for games and events, and join the event roster.
• Be present and available onsite during games and major events.

Qualifications

Required

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Information Technology, networking, or a 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 a disciplined, detail-oriented approach to documentation.
• Willingness to work game days and events, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lift and rack equipment, work on ladders or lifts for access-point and cabling work, and travel between the three sites.

Preferred

• Networking certification such as Cisco CCNA or CompTIA Network+.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise switching, wireless, and firewalls.
• Familiarity with network monitoring tools and structured cabling standards.
• Exposure to sports, live-event, campus, or large-venue networking.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.