Junior Network Engineer: Connectivity & Security

Silacins; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Silacins in Salt Lake City, UT, is hiring a Junior Network Administrator to support day-to-day network operations, monitoring, and reliability. You will learn to manage switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, wireless infrastructure, and network monitoring tools under senior guidance.

This entry-level role focuses on building foundational experience in network administration, troubleshooting, change management, and documentation, with opportunities to grow toward larger responsibilities in a

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of IT/network support experience or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in installation, configuration, and maintenance of network infrastructure (switches/routers, firewalls, VPNs, wireless).
• Perform routine network monitoring and health checks using approved tools (SolarWinds).
• Respond to network alerts, incidents, and service requests in a timely manner.
• Document incidents, troubleshooting actions, and contribute to root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with IT Operations, Security, and Service Desk; participate in maintenance windows.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Documentation

Escalation awareness

Education

Associate or Bachelor degree in IT/Networking

Tools

SolarWinds

Job description

Silacins in Salt Lake City, UT, is hiring a Junior Network Administrator to support day-to-day network operations, monitoring, and reliability. You will learn to manage switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, wireless infrastructure, and network monitoring tools under senior guidance.

This entry-level role focuses on building foundational experience in network administration, troubleshooting, change management, and documentation, with opportunities to grow toward larger responsibilities in a