Title: Senior Network Engineer (Juniper / VMware)
Location: Oakland, CA (On-site, near 19th St BART)
Type: Contract (up to ~6 months / 1000 hours; potential extension based on budget/need)
Schedule: Full-time, On-site | Compressed schedule – every other Friday off

About the role

We’re hiring a Senior Network Engineer to support a mission-driven public-sector organization. This is a hands-on infrastructure role for a senior-level professional who can assess issues, develop a plan, and execute independently.

The first 30–60 days will focus heavily on stabilizing and cleaning up a VMware environment, alongside core Juniper networking support.

What you’ll do

• Provide Tier 3-level network and infrastructure support

• Troubleshoot and remediate VMware issues (vMotion/interface-related errors, stabilization work)

• Support and maintain Juniper-based network infrastructure

• Assist with routing/switching, QoS, VoIP/video support as needed

• Support firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and general network operations

• Participate in downtime planning and infrastructure coordination

Required qualifications

• 5+ years senior networking experience

• Strong hands-on Juniper experience

• Strong VMware experience

• Working knowledge of Windows infrastructure

• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight

Nice to have

• Police/public safety infrastructure experience

• Security camera systems experience (Milestone, Axis)

• Experience with QoS/VoIP/video

• Packet capture tools (Wireshark, TCPDump, OmniPeek)

Schedule & Environment

• On-site in Oakland (near 19th St BART)

• Compressed work schedule – every other Friday off

• Business professional dress code (more flexibility during data center work)

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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