Senior Network Engineer at Harbor IT
United States
<meta><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">POSITION OVERVIEW </strong></b></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Senior Network Engineer is Harbor IT's technical authority for network design and delivery, owning the architecture, engineering standards, and delivery quality for networking engagements across the client portfolio. This role leads pre-sales design work, drives complex network implementations, and sets the technical standard for Harbor IT's networking domain - spanning LAN/WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, network security, and next-generation campus and branch architectures. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Senior Network Engineer has deep hands-on expertise with Extreme Networks and Fortinet platforms, both of which are core to Harbor IT's networking stack and required experience for this role. Beyond delivery, this role contributes to the practice by developing standards, reviewing peer designs, mentoring junior engineers, and engaging clients as a trusted advisor on infrastructure strategy. The ideal candidate brings enterprise-class architecture experience, strong vendor platform depth, and the communication skills to operate effectively in both technical and client-facing contexts. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">POSITION OVERVIEW </strong></b></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Senior Network Engineer is Harbor IT's technical authority for network design and delivery, owning the architecture, engineering standards, and delivery quality for networking engagements across the client portfolio. This role leads pre-sales design work, drives complex network implementations, and sets the technical standard for Harbor IT's networking domain - spanning LAN/WAN, wireless, SD-WAN, network security, and next-generation campus and branch architectures. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Senior Network Engineer has deep hands-on expertise with Extreme Networks and Fortinet platforms, both of which are core to Harbor IT's networking stack and required experience for this role. Beyond delivery, this role contributes to the practice by developing standards, reviewing peer designs, mentoring junior engineers, and engaging clients as a trusted advisor on infrastructure strategy. The ideal candidate brings enterprise-class architecture experience, strong vendor platform depth, and the communication skills to operate effectively in both technical and client-facing contexts. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">KEY RESPONSIBILITIES </strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Own network architecture and design across Harbor IT's professional services engagements including campus LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, and network security deployments. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Serve as technical lead and delivery authority on complex network implementations - providing hands-on engineering support and directing engineers and field resources through project execution. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead pre-sales solution design for networking opportunities including discovery sessions, architecture documentation, bill-of-materials development, and technical proposal support. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Design, configure, deploy, and validate Extreme Networks (campus switching, wireless, ExtremeCloud IQ) and Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer) solutions as primary Harbor IT-supported platforms. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Develop and maintain Harbor IT's networking architecture standards, design templates, and configuration baselines to drive consistency and reduce delivery risk across the engineering team. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Conduct network assessments and health reviews for existing clients, producing findings reports and remediation roadmaps that translate technical risk into business language. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Collaborate with solutions architects and account managers during pre-sales to validate scope, identify technical risk, and produce accurate statements of work. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mentor and develop junior and mid-level network engineers through project participation, design reviews, and direct technical coaching. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Maintain working knowledge of relevant vendor ecosystems including competitive platforms, licensing models, support structures, and roadmap direction. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Represent Harbor IT's networking practice in client-facing settings including architecture reviews, executive briefings, and technology strategy discussions. </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS </strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Expert-level hands-on experience with Extreme Networks platforms including campus switching (EXOS/VOSS), wireless (ExtremeCloud IQ, AP series), and network management - required. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Expert-level hands-on experience with Fortinet platforms including FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiClient EMS - required. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong architecture and design depth across LAN/WAN, campus networking, SD-WAN, network segmentation, VLANs, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), and next-generation firewall policy design. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into network architecture designs and produce clear, client-ready documentation including diagrams, BOMs, and design rationale. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience leading network deployments as the senior technical resource - coordinating field engineers, managing vendor resources, and validating final configurations against design intent. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Solid understanding of network security principles including zero-trust segmentation, NGFW policy, NAC, and secure SD-WAN as applied to enterprise and mid-market environments. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong written and verbal communication skills - able to present architecture recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences and contribute to pre-sales proposals. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Comfortable operating in an MSP professional services environment with concurrent client engagements, billable utilization expectations, and cross-functional coordination with PMs, architects, and account teams. </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE </strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Network Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience considered. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">7+ years of network engineering and architecture experience, with at least 3 years in a senior architecture or lead engineer role. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hands-on Extreme Networks experience required. ExtremeCloud IQ or EXOS/VOSS certification strongly preferred. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hands-on Fortinet experience required. NSE 4 minimum required, NSE 7 or higher strongly preferred. FortiGate and FortiManager expertise essential. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Additional certifications a plus: CCNP (routing and switching or enterprise), CWNA/CWSP, SD-WAN vendor certifications. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">MSP or consulting delivery background preferred over pure enterprise IT - experience managing multiple concurrent client environments is a meaningful differentiator. </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">WORK ENVIRONMENT </strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Senior technical role within Harbor IT's Professional Services department, operating in an EOS-managed, growth-stage MSP environment with shared accountability across engineering, architecture, and project delivery functions. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Remote-first with occasional travel to client sites for network assessments, project deployments, and architecture reviews - infrequent but expected. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Direct client exposure across enterprise, healthcare, agribusiness, and defense-adjacent verticals with complex, multi-site network environments. </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">BENEFITS</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">•</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Competitive base salary commensurate with experience </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">•</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Health, dental, and vision insurance </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">•</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">401(k) with company match </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">•</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Flexible PTO </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">•</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Remote-first work environment </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Note: Harbor IT is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0px;padding:0px;"><br></p>
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