Senior Network Engineer – Enterprise & K - 12

Location: West Virginia – Field-Based / On-Site
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience Level: Senior
Compensation: $105,000–$135,000+ based on experience, certifications, and technical capability

IMPORTANT:
You Must Be Based in West Virginia

Candidates must currently live in West Virginia or be willing to relocate to West Virginia before beginning the position.

This is not a remote-only or work-from-anywhere network engineering position.

Our Senior Network Engineers design networks, but they also physically implement them.

You will regularly work in K-12 schools, government facilities, enterprise customer locations, MDFs, IDFs, network closets, and other infrastructure environments throughout West Virginia.

You should be comfortable rolling up your sleeves and doing hands‑on work including racking and connecting switches, installing and replacing wireless access points, leading network cutovers, troubleshooting physical infrastructure, and working alongside field technicians and structured cabling teams.

We are looking for an engineer who is equally comfortable designing a network and helping deploy it.

Advantage Technology is looking for an experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, troubleshoot, and lead enterprise networking projects throughout West Virginia.

A significant portion of our work supports K-12 schools, state and local government, and other complex multi-site customer environments.

This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving difficult networking problems, leading projects, working directly with customers, and taking technical ownership from design through implementation.

You will have exposure to multiple networking platforms rather than being limited to a single manufacturer or environment.

Our networking practice includes technologies such as:

• Extreme Networks
• Extreme Fabric Connect
• Cisco
• HPE Aruba
• Fortinet / Forti Gate
• Enterprise switching and routing
• High-density wireless
• VPN and WAN infrastructure
• Multi-building and campus networks

Experience with
Extreme Networks, Extreme Fabric Connect, or Extreme Cloud IQ will immediately get our attention.

However, Extreme experience is not required.

An excellent engineer with a strong Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, Juniper, ISP, telecom, or enterprise networking background can be very successful in this position.

As a Senior Network Engineer, you may:

• Design complete wired and wireless network solutions
• Lead major switching and wireless infrastructure refresh projects
• Design Layer 2 and Layer 3 architectures
• Configure enterprise switching, routing, and redundancy
• Lead network migrations and production cutovers
• Design VLAN and network segmentation strategies
• Design and deploy high-density wireless environments
• Configure and troubleshoot firewalls, VPNs, and WAN connectivity
• Diagnose complex production networking problems
• Deploy and support multi-building and campus networks
• Lead MDF and IDF infrastructure modernization
• Perform network assessments and develop recommendations
• Create implementation, migration, and cutover plans
• Stage, install, and validate network equipment
• Test and validate network performance following deployments
• Develop technical documentation and network diagrams
• Serve as technical lead on customer projects
• Work directly with customers on network architecture and strategy
• Mentor and develop early‑career engineers
• Coordinate with project managers, field technicians, and structured cabling teams
• Travel throughout West Virginia and occasionally the surrounding region based on project requirements

A major focus of this position is supporting schools, state and local government, municipalities, and other public-sector organizations.

Projects may include:

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