Network Engineer

TECHNOLOGY; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Public Schools is seeking a Network Engineer to support district-wide networking, administration, and ongoing projects across multiple sites. You will partner with supervisors of network engineering to maintain high-speed services and ensure reliable connectivity for students and staff.

The role requires deep LAN/WAN expertise, documentation skills, and the ability to coordinate with IT teams and site staff on network changes and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or extensive equivalent experience in networking and IT.
• Experience with high-availability district networks and project planning.
• Strong documentation and cross-team communication skills.
• Certifications CCNP/CCNA and related vendor certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain district-wide network infrastructure and performance monitoring.
• Plan upgrades, installations, configurations, and backups.
• Coordinate projects across multiple sites and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with DBAs, systems admins, and users on changes and future needs.
• Develop and maintain network documentation and standards.

Skills

VLANs

TCP/IP

Routing

Cisco UC

SIP

Jabber

SD-WAN

OSPF

BGP

MPLS

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Ekahau

Splunk

Unix/Linux

Python

Aruba

Juniper

Brocade

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or a related field

CCNP certification

CCNA Collaboration

CCDA

CWNA

Tools

Brocade

Juniper/Mist

Checkpoint

Aruba

Fortinet

Dell

Ekahau

Splunk

Extrahop

Plixer Scrutinizer

UNIX/Linux

Python

Job description

Network Engineer

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Job Details

Job ID: 5910999

Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 01, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Summary

Position is responsible to the Supervisor of Network Engineering for the district-wide implementation, maintenance, and administration of the school division’s state-of-the-art, high-speed computer network. The position is also responsible for documenting, managing, and maintaining assigned systems implementation projects and network systems.

Essential Duties

• Researches and analyzes current and evolving communications capabilities and network architectures to provide information for long and short-termplanning.
• Manages and administers assigned network infrastructure including capacity/feasibility planning, new installations, upgrades, configuration, feature functionality testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, back-up systems, security procedures/protocols, operating procedures and guidelines, and user connectivity.
• Coordinates and performs project planning and project management responsibilities, which may include establishing priorities, specifications and approaches, organizing, staffing and scheduling, working with others to complete the project, and monitoringprogress.
• Regularly confers with database programmers, analysts, systems administrators, and users regarding current and prospective systems changes and futureneeds.
• Trains and provides support to site-managed technical staff regarding network administration and usage.
• Directs efforts of technicians who are involved in diagnosing and correcting network failures and performing network management activities; determines logical solutions to complex system administration and application problems.
• Prepares documents and does research to justify language used in department documents and budget recommendations.
• Defines network bid and RFP technical requirements to ensure appropriate service provisions.
• Models nondiscriminatorypractices in all activities.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or a related field and considerable relevant experience in Virtual LANs, TCP/IP networking and routing, gigabit Ethernet switch configuration (Brocade, Juniper/Mist, Checkpoint, Aruba, Fortinet, Dell preferred), fiber optics and wireless networking. Must possess requisite skills to manage a Cisco UC environment, including but not limited to SIP, Cisco phone provisioning, Jabber configuration, hunt groups, and auto-attendants. Preferred certifications: CCNP, CCNA Collaboration, CCDA, CWNA. Other skills: Ekahau, Splunk, Extrahop, Unix/Linux, Python or equivalent, cloud technologies including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Compute, SD-WAN technologies, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, Aruba Clearpass/TACACS, Plixer Scrutinizer. Extensive experience in networking computer systems may substitute for college degree. Position requires thorough knowledge of the principles and practices used in the design of LANs and WANs. Must possess demonstrated successful experience in project planning and management (e.g., new installations, upgrades) involving multiples customer sites. Experience in design of Local and Wide Area Networks consisting of several hundred users and multiple sites. Experience in writing system documentation, system specifications/requirements, project plans, presentations, correspondence, studies, reports, and training materials. Demonstrated ability to properly develop and maintain accurate documentation. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers served and systems administration personnel in a mixed Microsoft, Chrome, and Apple environment. Ability to effectively explain complex technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical personnel.

To view the full job description, please visit https://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/hr/jobs/descriptions/NetworkEngineer.pdf

The Newport News Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy and childbirth, marital status or any other basis prohibited by law. (Reference: School Board Policies 2-33,4-4, and 4-6).

For further information regarding the position's compensation, please visit this Link,NNPS COMPENSATION .

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories:

Support Staff > Network Services

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 12507 Warwick Blvd
• Newport News, Virginia 23606
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]