Onsite Junior Network Engineer - Lab & Cisco Support

Piper Companies; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

PTO

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Jr. Network Engineer to join a technology organization supporting a sophisticated on-premises lab and certification environment in the RTP area.

The Jr. Network Engineer will work closely with senior infrastructure leadership to maintain shared network and systems resources, troubleshoot issues, and provide hands-on support across networking, systems administration, and lab infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in network engineering or related IT role.
• CCNA-level knowledge; CCNA certification preferred.
• Hands-on maintenance, patching, cabling, infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Exposure to systems administration or IT infrastructure.
• Experience in MSP or Cisco TAC is desirable.
• Strong cross-functional troubleshooting across networks, systems, hardware.
• Self-motivated with ownership mindset in multi-tool environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support on-premises lab network infrastructure for 30-50 users.
• Perform hands-on network maintenance, patching, cabling, and infrastructure support.
• Troubleshoot network, OS, hardware, and connectivity issues.
• Assist with systems administration, help desk support, and lab operations.
• Support Cisco on-premises product certification processes.
• Collaborate with senior staff while taking ownership of network and systems tasks.
• Assist in maintaining a reliable lab and integrating new cloud/infrastructure tech.

Skills

CCNA knowledge

Network troubleshooting

Layer 1 technologies

Systems administration exposure

MSP experience desirable

Ownership mindset

Tools

Cisco hardware

MSP tooling

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Jr. Network Engineer to join a technology organization supporting a sophisticated on-premises lab and certification environment in the RTP area.

The Jr. Network Engineer will work closely with senior infrastructure leadership to maintain shared network and systems resources, troubleshoot issues, and provide hands-on support across networking, systems administration, and lab infrastructure.