Network Engineer; Extreme Network Exper. (ONSITE)

Overview

Connection Services is seeking a Network Engineer to join our Technical Staffing Division for a contract to hire opportunity onsite in Brunswick, GA. This is a contract to hire opportunity with benefits.We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Extreme Networks to support, troubleshoot, and evolve a complex enterprise network environment. This role requires deep technical expertise across firewalls, switching, routing, wireless/cloud networking, and network monitoring, with a strong focus on security, reliability, and scalability. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in multi-vendor environments and supporting modern, segmented network architectures.

Responsibilities

Firewall & Security

• Troubleshoot complex network and connectivity issues across enterprise environments

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Palo Alto firewalls, including high availability (HA) pairings

• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot site-to-site and remote-access VPN tunnels

• Create, manage, and optimize firewall security policies

• Ensure network security aligns with NIST, SIEM, and industry-standard frameworks

• Partner with security teams to support monitoring, logging, and compliance initiatives

Switching & Campus Networking

• Design, deploy, and support Extreme Networks switching infrastructure (core requirement)

• Support and troubleshoot Arista Cloud, Cisco, and Juniper switching platforms

• Perform advanced Layer 2 troubleshooting, including Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and its variants

• Implement IP address scope deployment and VLAN segmentation across campus environments

Wireless & Network Applications

• Support wireless cloud platforms including Extreme, Arista, Meraki, or Juniper

• Leverage strong CLI skills across multiple vendor platforms for configuration and troubleshooting

• Monitor network health and performance using tools such as SolarWinds, Auvik, PRTG, Nagios, Datadog, or LogicMonitor

• Demonstrate deep expertise across OSI Layers 1–4, resolving complex physical through transport-layer issues

Routing & Network Architecture

• Implement and troubleshoot BGP routing, including policy design and operational support

• Support and adopt IS-IS routing, which will serve as the new protocol for internal campus network design

• Design and maintain network segmentation strategies to support performance, security, and scalability

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Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Extreme Networks (required)

• Strong experience with Palo Alto firewalls, including HA, VPNs, and security policy creation

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise switching, routing, and wireless networking

• Proven experience with BGP and exposure to IS-IS routing

• Expertise in network segmentation and campus network design

• Strong troubleshooting skills across multi-vendor network environments

• Proficiency with at least one network monitoring platform (SolarWinds, Auvik, PRTG, Nagios, Datadog, LogicMonitor)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST and SIEM integrations

• Experience supporting cloud-managed networking platforms

• Relevant networking or security certifications (Extreme, Palo Alto, Cisco, Arista, Juniper)

“Because of the possibility for fraudulent job postings on many popular job boards, please be advised that Connection will never offer a position of employment without a complete interview process, communication with a live person, and a signed offer letter.”

“Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.”