Sr Network Engineer

We are hiring a Network Engineer for an onsite role in San Francisco, CA (4 days/week).Seeking a hands-on enterprise networking professional with strong experience in Cisco routing/switching, SD-WAN, firewalls, wireless, and Azure networking. This role will focus on designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and optimizing hybrid on-prem and cloud network infrastructure while supporting automation, observability, and AI-assisted operations initiatives.Key Skills:• Cisco Catalyst & Nexus Switching• ISR/ASR Routing, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP• Cisco SD-WAN (vManage, vSmart, vBond)• Cisco Firepower / FTD Firewalls• F5 Load Balancers• Cisco Wireless (9800 Controllers)• Azure Networking – VNets, ExpressRoute, vWAN, Azure Firewall• NAC Platforms (Forescout / Cisco ISE / ClearPass)• Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs• Git-based Infrastructure as Code workflows• Monitoring & Assurance Tools (Catalyst Center, Nexus Dashboard, Forward Networks)• AI-assisted operations using tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cisco AI AssistantRequirements:• 3–6 years of enterprise network engineering experience• Strong troubleshooting and automation mindset• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments• Ability to participate in on-call rotation and project delivery activitiesPreferred:• CCNP certifications• VXLAN/EVPN, Zero Trust, SASE, AIOps exposureLocation: San Francisco, CA (Onsite)