Chicago - Network Engineer

Winston & Strawn LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Annual bonus potential

Job summary

Winston Taylor is seeking a Network Engineer to design and maintain its global network infrastructure across offices, data centers, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes secure, highly available connectivity with expertise in Cisco routers/switches, Palo Alto firewalls, SD-WAN, VPNs, and VoIP.

You will contribute to automation and resilience while supporting regional offices and travel as needed. The position requires 3+ years in IT networking, a Network+ or CS degree, and preferred

Qualifications

• Requires CompTIA Network+ or degree in CS.
• 3+ years of IT network experience; LAN/WAN, Internet protocol techs.
• Willingness to travel; commute to local office 3–4 days/week.
• CCNA and Azure Administrator certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and improve the firm's global network infrastructure.
• Perform upgrades, patches, and security configurations.
• Monitor performance, availability, and capacity; address issues.
• Enhance automation, resiliency, and security of network services.
• Follow change management and documentation standards.
• Collaborate with Security team on tools and policies.

Skills

CompTIA Network+

CCNA

Azure Administrator

Networking concepts

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Zero Trust

SD-WAN

VPN

LAN/WAN

VoIP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

Palo Alto firewalls

SD-WAN

VPN solutions

Job description

About us

At Winston Taylor, we set the standard, together.

Winston Taylor is a transatlantic law firm built for the businesses, people, and markets driving capital and innovation. Here, you're in the room. In the action. Sleeves rolled up.

You’ll work with leading clients. Disruptors. Fast-growth companies. And help them to stay one step ahead of the moment and make critical decisions that shape their future. We're present in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, combining the scale and speed that clients demand.

You’ll be trusted with real responsibility from the outset and build experience through hands‑on work. We take your progression personally. We provide the platform. You shape the work around your goals and aspirations.

Step into the moments that matter. Join Winston Taylor.

Position Summary

The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and continuously improving the firm's global network infrastructure to ensure secure, highly available, and scalable connectivity across offices, data centers, cloud platforms, and remote access environments. This role supports enterprise-class data centers, Azure cloud compute, Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls, switching, routing, VoIP, Microsoft Teams, SSL tunnels and VPN, wireless and wired connectivity, and Aruba SD-WAN. Success in this role requires operational excellence, disciplined change management, strong troubleshooting capability, and a forward‑looking approach to automation, resiliency, security, mobility, and global growth.

Position Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network-related hardware, software, and connectivity services across the firm's global environment.
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades, patches, hot fixes, firmware updates, and security configurations.
• Monitor network performance, availability, capacity, and reliability, and proactively address issues that may affect service continuity.
• Improve the efficiency, automation, resiliency, and security of network services across on‑premises infrastructure and Azure environments.
• Follow established configuration, change management, and documentation standards to ensure changes are approved, communicated, successful, and supportable.
• Partner with the security team to select, implement, and maintain network security tools, policies, and procedures.

Experience, skills, and qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with a compTIA Network+ Certification or Bachelors Degree in a Computer Science discipline required.
• 3+ years of information technology network experience with configuration of LAN,
• WAN, and Internet protocol technologies are required.
• Ability to work outside of standard business hours, and travel to various firm business locations as required
• Must live within commutable distance to local office and come in 3-4 days per week.
• Ability to lift 50lbs
• CCNA certification preferred.
• Azure Administrator certification preferred.
• Solid understanding of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues related to the installation, configuration, performance, and maintenance of network systems.
• Experience with network automation concepts
• Strong knowledge and experience configuring and maintaining Cisco routers, switches, VoIP, QoS, wireless standards, DHCP, IPsec and VPN tunnels, data cabling, SDWan, network management tools, and high‑availability, disaster‑ready environments.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, LAN/WAN/Security design considerations, and interoperability with server and virtualization technologies.
• Understanding of a micro‑segmentation.
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and VPN solutions.
• Understanding Zero Trust architectures and solutions.
• Experience coding in Ansible, Powershell, Python or similar languages.

Benefits

Winston offers comprehensive benefits that provide a full spectrum of coverage and support for our full‑time employees and their families. Additional information about benefits and rewards can be found here.

Salary

Illinois applicants only: The target annual salary range for this role is currently $113,000-$147,000 based on a regular, full‑time schedule. The amount of compensation offered will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, market data and internal equity. Total compensation includes a comprehensive healthcare benefits package, yearly retirement contribution, and may include an annual discretionary merit bonus.

Los Angeles applicants only: The target annual salary range for this role is currently $119,000-$154,000 based on a regular, full‑time schedule. The amount of compensation offered will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, market data and internal equity. Total compensation includes a comprehensive healthcare benefits package, yearly retirement contribution, and may include an annual discretionary merit bonus.

Bay Area applicants only: The target annual salary range for this role is currently $135,000-$175,000 based on a regular, full‑time schedule. The amount of compensation offered will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, market data and internal equity. Total compensation includes a comprehensive healthcare benefits package, yearly retirement contribution, and may include an annual discretionary merit bonus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.