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Network Engineer - Routing/Switching - CCNA/Network+
Location: Salem, NH (on-site)
About The Job
As part of the IT Network Operations team, you will have the opportunity to work across a broad scope of network technologies and IT solutions, responsible for the operations and support of a global network infrastructure. You will wear a multitude of hats on any given day; this role provides exposure to a wide array of network technologies and vendor solutions, making it a great opportunity to expand your skill set. We believe in maintaining a healthy work-life balance while empowering our team to deliver exceptional service. Your primary responsibilities include end-user support, lifecycle management for network hardware and software, and troubleshooting first and second-level network issues. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help optimize our network infrastructure to ensure a stable, secure, and high-performing environment.
What You’ll Gain
Hands-on experience with a variety of technologies, including Palo Alto Firewalls, Extreme Network Switches, Routers, Wireless Access Points, dynamic routing protocols like OSPF, and tools like Wireshark for packet-level troubleshooting.
Opportunities to grow your expertise in Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and next-generation networking solutions.
A team-oriented environment where collaboration and professional development are encouraged.
Responsibilities
- Support and maintain user and server networks, including wired and wireless LANs, VPNs, SD-WANs, remote access, dynamic routing and switching, firewalls, and load balancers.
- Troubleshoot, monitor, and ensure adherence to IT security standards for network infrastructure.
- Report and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Maintain network documentation and manage changes through change management processes in ServiceNow following ITIL best practices
- Network support, management and monitoring using our portfolio of tools, e.g., NetBox, Cacti, Wireshark, ExtremeCloud IQ and Extreme Site Engine, Nagios/Grafana and Extreme AI Expert
- Support incident management and be oncall as needed.
- Collaborate closely with IT infrastructure, IT security, IT architecture, and application management teams on consulting and troubleshooting tasks.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related field; or 2+ years of equivalent and proven experience in network support, administration or engineering.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Network+, CCNA) are a strong advantage.
- Hands on experience with networking protocols and concepts, including TCP/IP, the OSI model, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, SD-WAN, WLANs.
- Experience with packet-level troubleshooting (e.g., Wireshark, Tcpdump, Ping and Trace tools, Syslog, IPerf, SNMP, NMAP).
- Experience with Palo Alto firewalls, Extreme Networks solutions or A10 Networks is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience with dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF.
- Knowledge of secure remote access solutions, e.g., Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and client-based VPNs.
- Strong analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
- Ability to work both within a collaborative team environment as well as taking initiative as an independent self-starter.
We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come Advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Extreme Networks also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Extreme Networks.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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