Senior WAN/LAN Network Engineer - Campus Infrastructure

IDR, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision & Dental

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Job summary

IDR, Inc. seeks a Senior Network Engineer – WAN/LAN to deploy, manage, and evolve enterprise networks within a university campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. This role requires leading major projects, troubleshooting at an advanced level, and documenting system architectures.

The ideal candidate has a six-year track record, an associate degree, and hands-on experience with WAN/LAN, DNS/DHCP, TCP/IP, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, and ACLs. Tremendous growth in a top education network awaits.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in related field is required.
• Six years of direct industry-related experience in network administration/engineering.
• Strong knowledge of WAN/LAN, DNS/DHCP, Layer 3/2, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, firewalls, and ACLs.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and improve wired and wireless campus networks.
• Lead large-scale network projects, upgrades, and implementations with minimal oversight.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting, planning, and documentation for network operations.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure network reliability outside regular hours.
• Research and apply new networking technologies to enhance university systems.

Skills

WAN/LAN networking

Wi-Fi networks

DNS/DHCP

TCP/IP

Firewall security

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Cisco IOS

Network monitoring tools

Job description

IDR, Inc. seeks a Senior Network Engineer – WAN/LAN to deploy, manage, and evolve enterprise networks within a university campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. This role requires leading major projects, troubleshooting at an advanced level, and documenting system architectures.

The ideal candidate has a six-year track record, an associate degree, and hands-on experience with WAN/LAN, DNS/DHCP, TCP/IP, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, and ACLs. Tremendous growth in a top education network awaits.