Network Engineer- Richmond, VA

Network Engineer- Richmond, VA

Job Description

Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Network Engineer I to join our growing IT Infrastructure team. This is an early-career role ideal for candidates with 3-5 years of total IT experience, including 1-2 years of hands-on networking experience. You'll work alongside a team of experienced engineers to support and maintain our global network infrastructure, which spans multiple data centers and 80+ office locations.

This role is a great opportunity for someone looking to deepen their networking skills in a complex, enterprise-scale environment while contributing to the performance and reliability of high-traffic platforms like Apartments.com and LoopNet.com.

This position is located at our Richmond, VA downtown campus and offers a schedule of Monday to Thursday in office and work from home Friday.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the installation, monitoring, maintenance, and support of enterprise network infrastructure, including switches, firewalls, wireless access points, and SD-WAN appliances.
• Respond to and resolve network-related support tickets, escalating as needed to senior engineers.
• Participate in office network deployments, upgrades, and troubleshooting across global locations.
• Support the implementation of network changes under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Help maintain documentation for network configurations, diagrams, and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including NetOps, DevOps, and Service Desk to ensure network availability and performance.
• Learn and grow in areas such as routing, switching, wireless, and security technologies.
• Work with various networking technologies including but not limited to:
  
  • Firewalls - Palo Alto
  • SDWAN - Palo Alto Prisma
  • Cisco Catalyst switches
  • Wireless - Aruba controllers and access points, Clearpass
  • SASE - Zscaler
  • IPAM - Infoblox
  • Network Management - LogicMonitor, OpenText, HPE UXI

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college (preferably in Computer Science or related field)

• A track record of commitment to prior employers
• 3+ years of total IT experience, including 1+ years of hands-on experience supporting network infrastructure.
• Familiarity with core networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and VPNs.
• Exposure to enterprise networking equipment (e.g., Cisco, Aruba, Palo Alto, or similar).
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
• A desire to learn and grow in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications And Skills

• One or more relevant certifications (e.g., CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Aruba ACMA, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting enterprise Wi-Fi and LAN/WAN environments.
• Exposure to network monitoring tools (e.g., LogicMonitor, PRTG, SolarWinds).
• Familiarity with firewall, load balancing, or cloud networking concepts (AWS, Azure).
• Experience working in environments with ticketing systems and change management processes.

What's in it for You

When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
• Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing