Career Opportunity

Senior Network Engineer - Department of Technology (1043)

Recruitment: RTF0141194-01110215

Published: December 06, 2023

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About:

Announcement is reopening to accept additional applications. Applicants that have already applied, do not need to reapply.  

IMPORTANT: Your application MUST include responses to the supplemental Questionnaire found here: https://forms.gle/KcctCdJCo5UeDryWA

Applicants must complete the supplemental questionnaire prior to starting the online application process.  Application will not be reviewed without completed supplemental questionnaire.

Why Work for the Department of Technology (DT)? DT is the centralized technology services provider in the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF). We deliver technology infrastructure and services to approximately 33,000 employees! With an annual operating budget of over $140M and approximately 260 employees, DT provides a host of services that range from Public Safety radio and wiring and Network services to Enterprise Support and the Cloud.

Benefits of Working for CCSF:  In addition to challenging and rewarding work, the City provides a generous suite of benefits to its employees.

• Job security, pension, and robust retirement options
• Competitive pay with consistent bi-yearly or yearly increases
• Hybrid Work with a minimum of 20% of time spent in our office in San Francisco, California for all IT related roles
• Generous paid time off, family leave, and more!
• Diverse work environment in a diverse city
• Union protections and representation
• Career development and growth — move between departments, learn on the job, or take subsidized/reimbursed classes!

PEOPLE-CENTERED SOLUTIONS — have a powerful, meaningful effect on the community each day with people at the heart of every solution!

CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE — bring the benefits of the internet to low-income and marginalized residents!

SHINE A LIGHT ON WHAT MATTERS — join an award-winning production team at SFGovTV to help residents watch legislators or learn more about what makes this City great!

DRIVE INNOVATION — deliver new, cutting-edge technology to residents and city partners to help San Francisco serve its residents!

Role description

Under direct supervision of Principal Network Engineer, the Senior Network Engineer will perform, support and implement the LAN for the Fire Network Redesign Project.  The incumbent will provide functional guidance to Seniors Network Engineers and other members of the team; provide functional and technical expertise to formulate computer system scope and objectives; develop and/or modify procedures to solve problems using information systems; prepare detailed documentation for computer operations/programs sequencing; perform multiple software functions; and support hardware platforms.  Assignments are in highly technical and business functional areas.

Essential Duties:

• Design, install, configure, and document enterprise-level networks, including devices like CISCO 9XXX Catalyst, 38XX Switches, VPN Appliances, F5 LTM/GTM, and Palo Alto NGFW.
• Implement networks Enterprise-level BGP, and strong understanding of OSI layers. Manage Cisco ISE policies and deploy fabric networks with Cisco DNAC.
• Troubleshoot and maintain Cisco Wi-Fi, ACI Fabric, and F5 Big IP infrastructure.
• Ensure network security, disaster recovery, and performance through policy implementation.
• Validate network specifications, maintain SOP-based documentation.
• Collaborate with teams, mentor staff, and follow standards in solving networking challenges.
• Monitor system performance, execute corrective measures, and participate in on-call rotation. Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Incumbent may be required to provide 24-hour on-call support to ensure rapid recovery from software or hardware problems for mission-critical systems and networks.

Job Type:

This Permanent Exempt - Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is thirty-six (36) months and will not result in an eligible list or permanent civil service hiring.

Nature of Work:

Full-time, usually Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. However, this position will require the incumbent to be available to work in an on-call rotation, after-hours, and to work weekends and holidays whenever necessary to support 24/7 operations.

Work Location:

Incumbent will conduct the majority of work at the Department of Technology, (1 S Van Ness Ave, 2nd floor. San Francisco, CA 94103).  However, there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City of San Francisco as necessary.

If hired, incumbent must be a resident of or relocate to the State of California within 4 weeks as a condition of employment.

This position supports remote work, and the incumbent may be permitted to work a hybrid schedule with their supervisor’s approval, after which they must work at least two days in the office every two weeks.

How to qualify

Education:

An associate degree in computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in computer science or a closely-related field].

Experience:

Three (3) years of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining the components of an enterprise network.

License and Certification:

Substitution:

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units/ forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in computer science or a closely related field.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Certification within one of the following: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE
• Expertise with Palo Alto Networks firewall services in multi-vsys environment, including IPSEC VPN, URL filtering.
• Expertise with F5 LTM/GTM, F5 Big IP infrastructure
• Expertise with DNAC, ACI Fabric, Cisco Wi-Fi, 802.1x, Radius, TACACS+, Cisco ISE.
• Proficient in Datacenter architectures, Networking technologies & Routing Protocols (BGP, EIGRP & OSPF), VRFs, VLANs, VRRP, LACP, IPsec VPN, DNS / DHCP, NAT / SNAT, IP Multicast.
• Experience with various tools such as Protocol Analyzer, SNMP, NetFlow, IPAM, SNTC, SolarWinds, Ekahau etc.
• Advanced experience with cloud network deployment and operations (AWS/OCI/Azure).

Note:

Security Clearances & Background Investigations: Positions in this classification may require that successful candidates who become eligible for appointment may be required to go through a background investigation to determine the candidate's suitability for employment in this classification. Factors considered in the investigation may include employment history, use of illegal/controlled substances. Reasons for rejection based on this investigation may include, but not limited to applicable convictions, repeated or serious violations of the law, inability to accept supervision, inability to follow rules and regulations, falsification of application materials and/or other relevant factors. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination.

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point in the application and/or departmental selection process. Written verification (proof) of qualifying experience must verify that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications stated on the announcement. Written verification must be submitted on employer’s official letterhead, specifying name of employee, dates of employment, types of employment (part-time/full-time), job title(s), description of duties performed, and the verification must be signed by the employer. City employees will receive credit for the duties of the class to which they are appointed. Credit for experience obtained outside of the employee’s class will be allowed only if recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Commission Rules. Experience claimed in self-employment must be supported by documents verifying income, earnings, business license and experience comparable to the minimum qualifications of the position. Copies of income tax papers or other documents listing occupations and total earnings must be submitted. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. 

What else should I know?

Compensation: $68.7625 - $86.5125 (hourly) / $143,026 - $179,946 (annual)

How to Apply:

• Application Deadline: December 11, 2023 at 11:59PM
• Your application MUST include a resume.  To upload, please attach using the "additional attachments" function.
• In additional to submitting your application, you MUST include responses to the supplemental Questionnaire: https://forms.gle/KcctCdJCo5UeDryWA

You may contact Carol Wong via email at carol.x.wong@sfgov.org with questions regarding this opportunity.

Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.

Right to Work:

All persons entering the City and County of San Francisco workforce are required to provide verification of authorization to work in the United States.  Please be informed that the Department of Technology will not sponsor visa applications/transfers.

Helpful Information

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Memoranda of Understandings & Labor Agreements
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.