Network Engineer - Platform Services

Lewis Brisbois; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Sick time

Vacation time

Job summary

Lewis Brisbois in Chicago, IL is seeking a Network Engineer - Platform Services to manage day-to-day operations of core infrastructure platforms. The role focuses on reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement across storage, networking, backup and recovery, virtualization, and related services.

You will work with IT teams, vendors, and project stakeholders to deliver tasks on schedule, identify risks, and implement practical solutions that improve resiliency, security, performance, and

Qualifications

• Five+ years of progressive experience supporting enterprise infrastructure operations.
• Experience with storage, networking, backup/recovery, virtualization, cloud services, and data center technologies.
• Law firm experience is a plus; large, geographically dispersed professional services org experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and improve core infrastructure platforms (storage, networking, backup, virtualization).
• Handle patching, changes, maintenance, and validation of backups and maintenance tasks.
• Identify risks, streamline support processes, and improve resiliency, security, and cost effectiveness.

Skills

Storage

Networking

Backup & recovery

Virtualization

Cloud services

Data center technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

Infrastructure certifications

Job description

Overview

The Chicago, IL office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is seeking a Network Engineer - Platform Services to join the team.

This Network Engineer - Platform Services is responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement of the firm's core infrastructure platforms, including enterprise storage, networking, backup and recovery, virtualization, and related supporting services. The role performs routine operational work such as patching, moves, adds, and changes; validates the successful completion of backups and scheduled maintenance; resolves incidents and service requests; and helps ensure that infrastructure systems remain secure, supported, available, and fully operational.

This position works closely with other Information Technology teams, business departments, vendors, and project stakeholders to complete assigned tasks and projects on schedule. The engineer is expected to identify operational risks, simplify support processes, optimize infrastructure services, and recommend practical alternative solutions that improve resiliency, supportability, security, performance, and cost effectiveness.

Lewis Brisbois offers a full suite of benefits including 401k with employer match, as well as sick and vacation time. We also offer excellent opportunities for growth and advancement while working with a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

Job Specifications/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of progressive experience supporting enterprise infrastructure operations, including several of the following areas: storage, networking, backup and recovery, virtualization, cloud services, and data center technologies.
• Experience supporting a large, geographically dispersed professional services organization is preferred; law firm experience is a plus.
• Relevant technical certifications from infrastructure, cloud, networking, virtualization, storage, or backup vendors are preferred.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical work and leading infrastructure maintenance, upgrade, migration, or recovery activities.
• Ability to plan and execute maintenance, patching, upgrades, migrations, and changes using documented implementation, validation, rollback, and communication plans.
• Working knowledge of high availability, redundancy, disaster recovery, business continuity, capacity planning, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Ability to analyze complex technical issues, identify root causes, prioritize remediation, and communicate impacts clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple operational assignments and project tasks while meeting deadlines and maintaining accurate documentation.

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Minimum Salary

USD $120,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $150,000.00/Yr.