Network Engineer - LAN/WAN for Schools

Mesa-Public-Schools---A; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & sick leave

Holidays

Health insurance

retirement matched

Job summary

Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Network Specialist for Information Systems to service, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and implement day-to-day operations of the district LAN/WAN. The role includes developing network solutions, ensuring reliability, and supporting district technology initiatives.

The position requires CCNA-level expertise, 3+ years in enterprise networks, and strong documentation and security skills.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• CCNA or equivalent networking certification preferred demonstrating proficiency in enterprise networking.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network infrastructure.
• Experience evaluating enterprise LAN/WAN and wireless networks for reliability and performance.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing, switching, DHCP, DNS, and network security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource for wired and wireless network infrastructure with guidance and support.
• Install, configure, maintain, support, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN and wireless infrastructure (switches, routers, APs, controllers).
• Diagnose and resolve connectivity, performance, hardware, software, and configuration issues.
• Monitor network performance, availability, capacity, and security using management tools.
• Maintain network hardware and related infrastructure to ensure reliability.
• Keep accurate network documentation including inventories, diagrams, configurations, IPs, and assets.
• Respond to outages, coordinating with personnel to restore services.
• Collaborate with districts departments, tech teams, and vendors on connectivity needs.
• Analyze performance data and incidents to identify root causes and improvements.
• Implement and maintain network security configurations and access controls.
• Perform change management for configuration changes, firmware updates, and upgrades.
• Support redundancy, resiliency, and recovery procedures.

Skills

CCNA certification

TCP/IP

VLANs

Subnetting

Routing

Switching

DHCP

DNS

Network security

Education

Associate's degree or higher in Computer Science/IT/Network Administration

Job description

Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, AZ is seeking a Network Specialist for Information Systems to service, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and implement day-to-day operations of the district LAN/WAN. The role includes developing network solutions, ensuring reliability, and supporting district technology initiatives.

The position requires CCNA-level expertise, 3+ years in enterprise networks, and strong documentation and security skills.