Network Engineer

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious technology firm is seeking a Network Engineer to manage network infrastructure focusing on Cisco technologies and cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in IT systems, relevant certifications, and strong troubleshooting skills. This is a full-time, hybrid position offering a competitive salary range of $140,000 - $160,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT systems installation and maintenance.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCDP).
• AWS certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full lifecycle of network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with vendors to resolve complex issues.
• Provide on-call operational support for reliability.

Skills

Cisco Routers/Switches

LAN/WAN

Ansible

Terraform

Cloud

AWS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Jenkins

Python

Github

Job description

Overview

Senior Executive Recruiter at Request Technology, provided pay range. This range is provided by Request Technology, LLC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range: $140,000.00/yr - $160,000.00/yr. Hybrid work arrangement: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. This is a permanent full-time role and sponsorship is not available.

Role

A prestigious company is looking for a Network Engineer. This network engineer will focus on Cisco Routers/Switches, LAN/WAN, Cisco ACI, Firewalls, load balancing, Ansible/Terraform, Cloud, etc.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of network infrastructure, including the design, deployment, support, and documentation of routing, switching, firewalls and cloud-base solutions.
• Lead and coordinate network changes, ensuring security, performance and compliance with governance framework (NIST-CSF, COBIT).
• Collaborate with vendors, carriers, and engineering teams to resolve complex issues and drive large-scale projects to completion.
• Provide strategic directions for network planning, maintaining up-to-date documentation and deliver on-call operational support to ensure reliability and business continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized servers / cloud systems
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP or CCDP) equivalent field experience
• AWS certifications such as DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security or equivalent field experience
• Experience directing use of tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, and Github (or industry equivalent)
• Experience building cloud infrastructure in environments such as AWS (Preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud, or similar service
• Knowledge of layer 3 routing and switching
• Experience with IOS, NX-OS, and XR
• Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Firewalls; Network Access Control Solutions (NAC); load balancing; DDoS mitigation, tapping/sniffing infrastructures; and NTP
• Excellent physical communication troubleshooting skills using cabling and signaling analyzer, packet capture and analysis
• Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills
• Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge
• Experience with SDN deployments or Cisco ACI
• Experience with IP route and switching for mainframe and storage appliances

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

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