TL;DR
Senior Network Engineer (Extreme Networks): Managing, supporting, and evolving a complex enterprise network environment with an accent on switching, routing, and firewall infrastructure. Focus on architecting secure campus networks, resolving advanced connectivity issues, and ensuring system scalability across multi-vendor platforms.
Location: Must be based in or able to commute to Brunswick, GA
Salary: $52.00–$63.00/Hr.
Company
Connection is an IT solutions partner that designs, builds, and supports technology infrastructure for companies, schools, and government agencies.
What you will do
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls including high availability pairings.
- Deploy and support Extreme Networks switching infrastructure and manage enterprise campus connectivity.
- Implement and troubleshoot routing protocols including BGP and IS-IS.
- Manage site-to-site and remote-access VPN tunnels and optimize security policies.
- Monitor network health using tools like SolarWinds, Auvik, PRTG, or Datadog.
- Resolve complex physical through transport-layer network issues.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with Extreme Networks is required
- Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
- Strong proficiency with Palo Alto firewalls, including security policy creation and VPNs.
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise switching, routing, and wireless networking architectures.
- Proven experience with BGP and exposure to IS-IS routing protocols.
- Expertise in network segmentation and multi-vendor environment troubleshooting.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST and SIEM integrations.
- Experience supporting cloud-managed networking platforms.
- Relevant certifications from Extreme, Palo Alto, Cisco, Arista, or Juniper.
Culture & Benefits
- Contract to hire opportunity.
- Access to comprehensive benefits package.
- Work within a stable, Fortune 1000 IT solutions environment.
- Exposure to diverse enterprise technologies and modern segmentation strategies.