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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network & Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** WILSON COMMUNICATIONS - **Location:** Wilson, KS, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Proxmox, Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Backup Devices, Bash Shell, VoIP, Command-Line Interface, CompTIA Security+, Linux, Trunking, IP Addressing, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Networking Basics, Network Monitoring, PCI Data Security Standards, Simple Network Management Protocols, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtualization Technology, Zabbix, Scripting, Git, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Management, Restful APIs, Network Server, Cisco - **Published:** July 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2756721c6712c1c6 ## About the Role An associate's or bachelor's degree in IT, networking, or a related field, vocational/technical training, or equivalent hands-on experience - Networking fundamentals - routing, switching, VLANs, IP addressing (CCNA-level knowledge or equivalent hands-on is a strong plus) - Linux and/or Windows server administration - Any exposure to carrier/ISP gear, fiber/GPON, VoIP/SIP, virtualization, or network monitoring - Comfort with the command line and a willingness to script/automate - Bonus: SNMP, REST APIs, scripting (Python/Bash), or hands-on time with any monitoring or automation platform - Relevant certs (Network+, Security+, CCNA, Linux+, etc.) are a plus but not a substitute for aptitude and drive If you've got 80% of the mindset and 50% of the experience, apply anyway. We'd rather train a sharp, motivated person than hire a checked-out expert. ## Description We're a three-person team, and this role is one of the three. That means breadth isn't a nice-to-have - it's the job. The same person here might touch a transport config in the morning, an Active Directory task after lunch, and a SIP trunk problem at 4:30. Transport, voice, servers, firewalls, fiber access, monitoring - everyone touches everything, because that's the shape of a small team running a real network. If reading that made you tired, this isn't your job. If it made you curious, keep reading - because the flip side of a team this size is that your work is visible, your ownership is real, and the person you report to is a hands-on engineer who built the platform you'd be joining, not a manager who reads about it in status meetings. Depth comes with time. As you find the areas that fit you, you'll get room to go deep - toward senior engineering and reliability work, the SRE/NRE side of the field, where the goal is a network so well-instrumented it mostly takes care of itself. But breadth comes first. That's the honest order of operations. WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON - Carrier & enterprise networking - Ciena and Cisco platforms: transport rings, routing, VLAN/L2-L3 design, and circuit provisioning. - Access & fiber - GPON/FTTH access, ONT provisioning, and outside-plant coordination. - Hands-on physical work - Terminating, labeling, and testing Cat6 in our central office and at client sites, racking gear, and keeping closets clean. We'll train the specifics - the requirement is being willing. - Voice / telecom - Traditional landline and SIP-based voice services, on-prem VoIP/PBX, SIP trunking, PBX troubleshooting, and e911/PCI compliance. - Servers & virtualization - Proxmox, enterprise storage, Windows Server/AD (including a fleet-wide Windows Server upgrade you could help own), Linux services, backups, and patching. - Security - Enterprise firewalls, endpoint protection, log review, and incident response. - Observability & automation - Zabbix, NetBox, SNMP-based monitoring, vendor APIs, and Git-based documentation and config management. This is a real focus area for us - building the monitoring and automation that turns reactive firefighting into preventative engineering is exactly where the right person makes the biggest mark. - Business services - Supporting network, server, voice, and PC services for business clients, with a managed-services practice we plan to rebuild as the platform matures. You won't master all of these on day one. Nobody does. But you'll have a team that documents and shares knowledge instead of hoarding it. WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR More than a specific résumé, we want a way of working: - You figure things out. When you hit something unfamiliar, you read the docs, test a theory, and work the problem - you don't wait to be handed the answer. - You think in systems. You can hold "how does this whole thing fit together" in your head, not just the one box in front of you. Keeping a mixed Windows/Linux, carrier/enterprise estate coherent is systems thinking. - You follow through. You finish what you start, you document it, and the next person can pick it up without calling you. - You like building, not just maintaining. 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