Network Engineer — Design, Automate & Optimize Networks

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

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.