Network Engineer; Extreme Network Exper. (ONSITE)

Connection
United States, Georgia, Brunswick
Jan 08, 2026
Network Engineer; Extreme Network Exper. (ONSITE) Elegant solutions to sophisticated problems. That’s what you deliver. Surround yourself with the team, resources, and support you need to design and build world-class IT solutions. Brunswick, GA CONNECTION At Connection, our purpose is simple: we connect people with technology. From hardware—PCs, printers, servers, and more—to cutting-edge cloud, cybersecurity, and professional IT services, we design, build, and support the IT solutions that thousands of companies, schools, and government agencies rely on every day. Back in 1982, we started out with two employees and a phone line. Today, Connection is a Fortune 1000 IT solutions partner operating in 174 countries around the world—still driven by that startup mentality and guided by our original purpose. We’d love for you to join us and make your mark on the future of technology. https://www.connection.com/ keywords: position summary,position details,support,troubleshoot,security,design,technical,quality assurance,experience,knowledge,skills,proficiency Full Time $52.00/Hr. - $63.00/Hr. 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. Entity of type com.vizirecruiter.common.domain.model.Label with id: 1126 Entity of type com.vizirecruiter.common.domain.model.Label with id: 105 Entity of type com.vizirecruiter.common.domain.model.Label with id: 484 Requirements: 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).