Network Engineer
Redwood City, CA
Job Type: Contract to Hire | Recruiter: Jennifer Quintal | Phone: 603-772-2700
Location: Redwood City CA or Palo Alto, CA (100% On-Site)
Length: 6-month contract
Please no agencies. Direct employees currently authorized to work in the United States – no sponsorship available
Job Description: Senior Network Engineer to support campus, lab, and manufacturing environments with a strong focus on performance, segmentation, and secure access.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deploy and support LAN/WLAN infrastructure across enterprise and OT environments
- Perform wireless site surveys, RF tuning, and troubleshooting (experience with Juniper Networks Mist preferred)
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco Catalyst & Nexus platforms
- Deep knowledge of routing protocols including OSPF and BGP
- Implement OT/IT segmentation using VLANs, VRFs, ACLs, and policy-based controls
- Experience with network authentication (RADIUS, TACACS+, 802.1X with EAP-TLS)
- Hands-on network automation using Python, Ansible, and/or similar tools
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
- Experience with DNS, DHCP, IPAM (e.g., Infoblox)
- Exposure to Arista Networks switching is a plus
- Strong troubleshooting skills in high-availability environments
- 8+ years of hands-on network engineering experience
- Experience in enterprise, lab, or manufacturing (OT) environments preferred
- Strong understanding of secure network design and segmentation
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