Network Engineer - Raleigh, NC

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions. They rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver unprecedented progress. With double-digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver scalable outcomes than Extreme.

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Location: Raleigh, NC (on-site)

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.

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.

·       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.

 Qualifications:

·       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.