Network Engineer

Sonoma Consulting Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in San Francisco is seeking a Network Engineer to contribute to the design and management of their corporate network. The successful candidate will collaborate with InfoSec teams to enhance security and analyze network performance metrics. Applicants should have over four years of experience with Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, alongside proficiency in firewalls and VPNs. This role requires a proactive approach to optimizing network operations and developing automated solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with Layer 2 Switching protocols.
• 4+ years of experience with Layer 3 Routing protocols.
• 2+ years of experience with stateful firewalls, packet inspection.
• 1+ years’ experience in programming or scripting.
• 1+ years’ experience with VPNs and Wireless technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the corporate network.
• Work with InfoSec teams on security enhancements.
• Analyze data for network capacity models.
• Develop automated methods for network event management.
• Optimize the network to minimize operational complexity.

Skills

Layer 2 Switching protocols (IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP, STP, ECMP, 802.1d, 802.1s, 802.1w, 802.1x)

Layer 3 Routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, VRFs)

Stateful firewalls

Programming or scripting

VPNs

Wireless technologies (802.1a/b/g/n)

Global and Local Server Load-Balancing

Multicast (PIM-SM, MSDP, IGMP)

Job description

Contribute to the design, implementation and ongoing management of the corporate network

Interface with InfoSec teams to design and continuously deliver security-related enhancements

Analyze data and define network capacity models and performance metrics

Develop automated methods to mitigate and remediate network events and minimize operational complexity

Optimize the network in every way possible

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years of experience with Layer 2 Switching protocols such as IP[v4|v6], TCP or UDP, STP, ECMP, 802.1[d|s|w], or 802.1x.

4+ years of experience with Layer 3 Routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and VRFs

Preferred:

2+ years of experience with stateful firewalls, non-stateful filtering and packet inspection.

1+ years’ experience in programming or scripting to automate / build etc

1+ years’ experience with VPNs (DVMRP, GRE, IPSec/SSL VPNs,), Wireless (802.1a/b/g/n), Global and Local Server Load-Balancing (GLB/SLB) or Multicast (PIM-SM, MSDP, IGMP)

Additional Information

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