Network Support Specialist, Tier 2

Join New Era Technology, where People First is at the heart of everything we do. With a global team of over 3,000 professionals, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and inspired to grow. Our mission is to securely connect people, places, and information with end-to-end technology solutions at scale. At New Era, you'll join a team-oriented culture that prioritizes your personal and professional development. Work alongside industry-certified experts, access continuous training, and enjoy competitive benefits. Guided by our core attributes — putting people first, embracing continuous learning, and thriving through collaboration and inclusion — we nurture our people to deliver exceptional customer service. If you want to make an impact in a supportive, growth-oriented environment, New Era is the place for you. Apply today and help us shape the future of work—together New Era Technology offers: · Full Benefits · Medical · Dental · Vision · 401K match · 28 PTO Days including company holidays SUMMARY: The Network Engineer is responsible for the delivery of high-quality IT technical professional services to our clientele. These services may include consulting, on-site or remote troubleshooting, and support for clients with various network technologies, installation and integration, migration services. The Systems Engineer must demonstrate superior proficiency in the performance of these services. Dedication to quality and customer satisfaction are critical success factors for this position. PRIMARY DUTIES include but are not limited to: Customer Satisfaction through the delivery of world class Support Services. Optimizing productivity while assigned to customer tickets or projects. Ability to prioritize work through ticket and project status. Problem-solving and resolution of network issues and escalating where appropriate. Ticket Quality Control and Ticket Management. Customer Service including phone, video, and email communication. Occasional on-site to nearby customers (less than 5%). Occasional on-call responsibility/rotation. Participation in process improvement initiatives. Documentation skills for customer environments. COMPETENCIES: Outstanding capabilities to troubleshoot and correct network issues. Strong broad-based knowledge of Network hardware, Operating systems (client and server), networking products, connectivity, and cabling. Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all customer contacts. Ability to provide clear written communication for ticket/project updates. Clear written communication to maintain organization and control over all information related to customer tickets and assignments. Excellent verbal skills for customer interaction. Excellent documentation skills. Dedicated to always providing exceptional customer service. Proficiency in all aspects of the core technical requirements. Strong team collaboration skills. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED : 5-7 years’ experience as a Network Engineer. Troubleshoot, Analyze, and configure LANs, WANs, and wireless networks, including routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and access points in a variety of models and vendors. Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general maintenance best practices. Participate in planning and execution of new and existing equipment hardware and firmware upgrades. Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and internet standards, including routers, switches (layer 2/3), firewalls, remote access, MFA, DNS, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLAN, and QoS. Strong background with Cisco (ASA and Meraki), Fortinet, and Sonic Wall. Excellent hardware troubleshooting experience. Fundamental knowledge of Network relationship to cyber security principles and practices. PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/Skills: Cisco CCNA required. Cisco CCNP preferred. Experience with multiple network technology stacks. (Solar Winds and Auvik) Knowledge and experi…