On-Site Network Administrator - LAN/WAN & Security

Land Pride Inc.; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Plains Manufacturing seeks an experienced Network Administrator to design, analyze, and maintain its LAN/WAN infrastructure across multiple sites in Kansas. On-site role based in Salina with some travel to other facilities, primarily Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with after-hours support for special projects.

Responsibilities include deploying firmware updates, coordinating with vendors, and ensuring network security, monitoring, and reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of network administration, network engineering, or infrastructure support.
• Experience supporting enterprise LAN/WAN environments, switching, routing, wireless networking, and VPN technologies.
• Working knowledge of firewalls, network segmentation, access control lists, and general network security best practices.
• Experience with network monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic tools for troubleshooting performance and availability issues.
• Exposure to cybersecurity frameworks, vulnerability remediation, and audit support is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, and maintain network infrastructure across LAN, WAN, wireless, segmentation, and network security zones.
• Coordinate with ISPs and vendors on circuit upgrades and maintenance.
• Plan and implement firmware/software updates for network devices with change control.
• Document network incidents, outages, and resolutions; communicate status to IT leadership.
• Provide technical support for local and wide area network services affecting end users and operations.
• Assist with risk mitigation strategies and security policy implementation with Security & Privacy teams.

Skills

Network administration

LAN/WAN networking

VPN technologies

Firewall security

Windows Server experience

Cybersecurity awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Cisco CCNA

Fortinet NSE

Job description

Great Plains Manufacturing seeks an experienced Network Administrator to design, analyze, and maintain its LAN/WAN infrastructure across multiple sites in Kansas. On-site role based in Salina with some travel to other facilities, primarily Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with after-hours support for special projects.

Responsibilities include deploying firmware updates, coordinating with vendors, and ensuring network security, monitoring, and reliability.