Network Engineering Intern (Student Wage)

University of Virginia

Hours: Part time
Where: Charlottesville, VA
Posted: 3 days ago

Information Technology Services (ITS) is seeking a motivated Network Engineering Intern to join our team and gain hands-on, real-world experience supporting the university's enterprise network infrastructure. This internship is designed to give students broad exposure to the network engineering discipline through three core focus areas:

Interns will be engaged in each of these areas over the course of the internship, and have exposure to the full lifecycle of enterprise network engineering — from physical deployment to systems automation to core infrastructure design.

This position is open to students currently enrolled in the University of Virginia (undergraduate or graduate) and pursuing a degree in a related field, such as:

What you'd do

Assist in the physical installation and configuration of wireless access points across campus buildings
Support site surveys to determine optimal AP placement for coverage and capacity
Help troubleshoot wireless connectivity issues reported by end users
Document AP inventory, placement, and configuration changes
Assist with testing and validation of new AP deployments prior to production rollout
undefinedFocus Area 2: Network Management Systems & DevOps
Support the use and configuration of network monitoring and management platforms
Assist with developing or maintaining automation scripts/tools to streamline network operations tasks
Help build dashboards and alerts to improve network visibility and incident response
Participate in troubleshooting using network management tools to identify performance issues or outages

What they want

Currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program
Basic understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, OSI model)
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Willingness to learn and work across multiple technical disciplines
Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to manage time effectively across numerous assignments and academic responsibilities

Starts: 2026-09-30