Texas Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies · Waco, TX

Salary
Posted
Jul 1, 2026
Location
Waco, TX
Last confirmed open
Jul 20, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

An entry-level network administration role within an insurance company's IT department, focused on maintaining and troubleshooting network hardware, software, and security systems. Day-to-day work involves assisting with routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless networks, resolving connectivity issues, and supporting network security configurations. Suits candidates with foundational IT knowledge who are looking to build hands-on networking skills in a structured environment.

Junior level · Waco, TX · Full-time

Must have (12)
routersswitchesfirewallsVPNLAN/WANnetworking protocolswireless networkingOSI modelrouting protocolsnetwork securityITILMicrosoft Office
Nice to have (1)
Microsoft Teams

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What won't set you apart
network security45%VPN40%ITIL40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $88,913 (middle half $75,443–$113,420).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (6)

This is an entry-level 'Network Administrator I' role; the JD explicitly states candidates need only 'basic knowledge' in the functional areas and are expected to gain proficiency over time.

The degree requirement accepts either a Bachelor's or an Associate's degree in a relevant field, with no strict equivalency-experience substitution stated — however, the two options together effectively lower the bar to an Associate's, so the degree requirement is set to None (no single minimum hard-required degree).

No explicit years of experience are required at the role level; 'minimal' and 'foundational' experience language reinforces the entry-level framing.

Microsoft Teams (Teams Calling) appears in the responsibilities narrative rather than the formal skills/requirements section, so it is marked as preferred.

Texas Farm Bureau is headquartered in Waco, TX; no specific city is stated in the posting but the in-office requirement and company HQ point to the Waco, TX CBSA.

No compensation figures are provided in the posting.

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