INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I - Franchise Tax Board State of California Sacramento

Job Posting: Network Engineer

Franchise Tax Board

JC-525890

Network Engineer INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I

$6,513.00 - $10,537.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 8/6/2026

Job Description and Duties

The salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect reductions in pay in accordance with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program. http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113

If you're passionate about designing and supporting networks and want to make a meaningful impact, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of FTB's infrastructure. You'll tackle challenging engineering problems, work with leading-edge network technologies, and contribute to services that directly benefit millions of Californians. If you're looking for a role where your expertise truly matters, we encourage you to apply.

As the Network Engineer, you will:

• Serve as an engineer responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and supporting FTB's enterprise network infrastructure
• Architect and maintain private, high-availability connectivity between remote offices and enterprise environments using technologies such dedicated Internet, private circuits and MPLS
• Design and support firewall architectures, IDS/IPS solutions, and network security controls that ensure compliance, resiliency, and protection of mission-critical systems
• Implement and manage routing, switching, load balancing, and virtual network services across data center environments using protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTPS
• Implement and manage wire and wireless network services across campus and data center environments
• Participate in complex engineering initiatives, perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis, and ensure operational stability for both cloud and traditional network services
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, security teams, project partners, and vendors to design modern, cost-optimized, and scalable network solutions
• Contribute to governance, documentation, audits, risk assessments, modernization strategies, and continuous improvement efforts that support FTB's infrastructure transformation goals

To be successful in this opportunity, you should:

• Have hands-on expertise in enterprise and data center networks
• Excel at troubleshooting connectivity, routing, and security in enterprise and data center networks
• Be skilled in administering a secure, resilient, and scalable network architectures that support mission-critical services
• Collaborate effectively with engineers, architects, security teams, vendors, and project partners