Network Engineer

Our client, a technology solutions provider company located in San Francisco, CA, needs a Network Engineer for permanent employment. The Network Engineer will work 4 days a week onsite in San Francisco, and design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot a hybrid on-premises and cloud network environment built on Cisco infrastructure and Microsoft Azure

Required Skills:
5+ years of enterprise network engineering experience supporting complex, large-scale environments.
5+ years of hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching technologies, including Catalyst and Nexus switches and ISR/ASR routers. Strong knowledge of VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, HSRP/VRRP, QoS, and multicast.
3+ years of experience deploying and supporting Versa or Cisco SD-WAN solutions in production environments.
3+ years of experience administering Cisco Firepower or FTD firewall platforms.
3+ years of experience managing Cisco wireless environments, including Catalyst 9800 and AireOS controllers and modern wireless access points.
3+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure networking solutions, including VNets, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, and Azure Firewall.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent hands-on industry experience.

Desired Skills:

• Cisco certifications such as CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, CCNP Data Center, or others.
• 1+ year of experience leveraging AI-powered productivity and development tools, including GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and vendor AI assistants for automation, troubleshooting, documentation, and code generation, with the ability to validate and verify AI-generated output.
• Working knowledge of Forescout or a comparable NAC platform (Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass).
• Proficiency with Python and REST APIs for automating network operations against vendor controllers (e.g., Catalyst Center, vManage, Azure Resource Manager, F5).

ClearBridge Technology Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We offer excellent benefits and compensation packages.
The expected base salary range for this role is: 140K-170K per year
The posted range is an estimate, the actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate's experience, skills, qualifications and will be in line with internal equity.