Principal Network Engineer – Technical Leadership

City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

City and County of San Francisco seeks a Technology Engineer – Principal to oversee complex network environments, provide technical leadership, and manage major projects. You will supervise staff, architect systems, and guide teams through design, implementation, and optimization of core infrastructure.

Responsibilities include configuring networks, ensuring reliability, and developing detailed documentation. A strong background in networking and security is essential for this Citywide role.

Qualifications

• Association degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems or closely-related field.
• Five years of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining system components.
• Substitution: one extra year may substitute for the degree.

Responsibilities

• Oversees wired and wireless network environments and connectivity solutions per design and specs.
• Ensures network reliability, availability and serviceability with minimal interruption.
• Provides complex technical support and analyzes and resolves complex network problems.
• Oversees firewall configurations and access permissions groups.
• Leads network upgrade projects and coordinates activities without disturbing other systems.
• Develops and produces complex documentation for installation, topology and troubleshooting.

Skills

Supervision

Technical leadership

Networking

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Firewall configuration

Job description

City and County of San Francisco seeks a Technology Engineer – Principal to oversee complex network environments, provide technical leadership, and manage major projects. You will supervise staff, architect systems, and guide teams through design, implementation, and optimization of core infrastructure.

Responsibilities include configuring networks, ensuring reliability, and developing detailed documentation. A strong background in networking and security is essential for this Citywide role.