KIS is an IT MSP actively growing in the MSSP market to provide additional services to our clients. We are looking for a motivated Junior Network Engineer to join our growing infrastructure team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who wants hands-on experience with enterprise networks, strong mentorship, and a clear path to grow into a senior network role.
What you’ll be doing day-to-day:
- Assist in the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of Cisco/Meraki/Aruba/Juniper/Palo Alto Networks/Fortinet/Barracuda Networks network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls)
- Help monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and packet loss issues
- Participate in network upgrades, expansions, and hardware refreshes
- Support VLANs, subnetting, OSPF, EIGRP, and static routing configurations
- Work on firewall rule changes and basic security hardening tasks
- Assist with wireless network support (controllers, access points)
- Document network configurations, diagrams, and procedures
- Participate in on-call rotation (after training period)
- Collaborate with Systems and Cybersecurity teams.
You’ll be a great fit if you have:
- 1–3 years of professional networking experience (internships count)
- Completed or actively pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Networking, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP, subnetting, OSI model, and Ethernet fundamentals
- Basic familiarity with CLI configuration of network devices (Cisco IOS / IOS-XE /NX-OS strongly preferred)
- Exposure to any of the following (even academic/lab experience is valuable):
- VLANs, trunking, STP
- Routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, static)
- NAT, ACLs
- Basic Wireshark / packet capture analysis
- IP addressing & subnetting
- Experience with basic Firewall setup
Strongly preferred (any of this helps you stand out):
- CCNA certification (or CCNA-level knowledge)
- Hands-on lab experience (GNS3, Packet Tracer, EVE-NG, real hardware)
- Basic Linux / Windows server networking knowledge
- Understanding of VPNs (IPsec, GlobalProtect, AnyConnect, Netxtender)
- Experience with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, PRTG, LogicMonitor, etc.)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $50,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Network engineering: 1 year (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Fremont, CA 94539 (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
