Network Engineer; Extreme Network Exper. (ONSITE)

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.

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

• 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)