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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Job Description

The Solutions Engineer supports customers who purchase premium services, providing technical guidance, solution validation, deployment services, and operational support for advanced wired and wireless networks in high-density venues and enterprise environments. This role combines network design, deployment, wireless optimization, troubleshooting, customer enablement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Focus Areas

Customer success and support delivery

Wireless, switching, routing, access control, analytics

Extreme Validated Configuration (EVC)

IP network configuration and troubleshooting

ExtremeCloud IQ management and WLAN

High-density Wi-Fi best practices

Responsibilities

Venue & Stadium Support

Provide technical support for high-density Wi-Fi, switching, routing, and analytics.

Serve as escalation point for customer engineering teams; coordinate with GTAC as needed.

Provide event support, including occasional after-hours or weekend work.

Network Design, Deployment & Validation

Design, install, configure, and troubleshoot Ethernet switching, fabric, and WLAN solutions.

Deliver on-site and remote deployments and configuration validation.

Conduct RF site surveys, spectrum analysis, and Wi-Fi optimization.

Test and verify EVC solutions and overall deployment readiness.

Lab Work & Solution Engineering

Perform hands-on lab work: solution testing, issue reproduction, hardware/software validation, and equipment staging.

Use diagnostic tools such as Wireshark, NetAlly, automation scripts, and RF utilities.

Act as a technical liaison with sales, engineering, and product teams.

Analytics, Monitoring & Management

Install and configure venue analytics solutions for major-league customers.

Support customers in ExtremeCloud IQ, WLAN management, analytics, and security integrations.

Diagnose network issues across Layers 1–7.

Documentation, Training & Customer Enablement

Develop technical documentation including MOPs, guides, and troubleshooting materials.

Deliver training to customers, partners, and internal teams.

Support partner and customer engineering enablement.

Manage complex customer situations with professionalism.

Customer Success & Communication

Build strong customer relationships and support long-term success.

Communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.

Manage multiple priorities and customer expectations.

Core Technical Skills

Networking & Protocols

VLANs, switching, routing, link aggregation, ACLs, port mirroring, SNMP

Static routing, OSPF, VRRP

RADIUS, TACACS+, RADSEC, PKI

Syslog, SSH, TFTP, DHCP, PoE, LLDP

MSTP, RSTP, STP

Wireless & RF

High-density Wi-Fi design and optimization

RF spectrum analysis

Active, passive, and predictive site surveys

Systems & Tools

Linux/Unix familiarity

Wireshark

NetAlly tools

Python scripting

Education & Certifications (Preferred)

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, or related field

CWNP certifications (CWNA, CWAP, CWDP, CWSP, CWISA, CWNE)

CCNA or higher (CCNP/CCIE)

Extreme Networks certifications (to be obtained within 1 year)

Experience Requirements

5+ years in technical support, professional services, or network engineering

Experience troubleshooting across Layers 1–7

Experience with WLAN, switching, routing, and large-scale deployments

High-density venue experience strongly preferred

Personal Skills

Strong customer-first mindset

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to navigate sensitive customer situations professionally

Ability to work independently and across cultures

Proficient in technical and business English

Additional Information

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme'swebsiteor follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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.

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