Senior Data Center Network Engineer (LAN/WAN)

Advantage Technical; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Technical in Knoxville, TN seeks an experienced Network Engineer to design, deploy, and support enterprise wired networks, focusing on data center and WAN/LAN infrastructure. You will contribute to evolution of networking solutions and work closely with stakeholders during projects and outages.

The role requires hands-on routing and switching, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, VLANs, and security technologies, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues independently.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of hands-on network engineering or administration.
• Strong TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, VLAN, and WAN/LAN experience.
• Experience with BGP/OSPF routing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy, and support enterprise wired network infrastructure.
• Support data center, LAN, WAN, routing, switching, wireless, firewall, VPN, and network-security environments.
• Lead network projects through discovery, design, implementation, testing, and completion.
• Configure and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies.
• Monitor network performance and telemetry to identify risks, outages, and opportunities for improvement.
• Perform root-cause analysis of complex network and infrastructure failures.
• Coordinate major deployments and upgrades with internal departments, vendors, and technical partners.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, configurations, inventories, and technical documentation.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders during projects and outages.
• Participate in an on-call rotation covering approximately three to four weeks per year.

Skills

LAN/WAN engineering

Routing & Switching

TCP/IP

DNS/DHCP

VLAN

BGP/OSPF

Firewalls/VPNs

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Associate degree or higher

Job description

Advantage Technical in Knoxville, TN seeks an experienced Network Engineer to design, deploy, and support enterprise wired networks, focusing on data center and WAN/LAN infrastructure. You will contribute to evolution of networking solutions and work closely with stakeholders during projects and outages.

The role requires hands-on routing and switching, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, VLANs, and security technologies, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues independently.