Senior IT Network Engineer – Hybrid Cloud & Security

Equity Residential; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivmark Residential seeks an IT Network Engineer to design, secure, and operate a hybrid network spanning datacenters, offices, and residential properties. You will work with Cisco Meraki, Arista, Juniper, and Palo Alto firewalls, while integrating cloud networking in Azure and AWS.

The role emphasizes security, automation, and edge services, with a focus on SASE, zero trust, and ongoing infrastructure modernization across the merged organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Designs, configures, and maintains enterprise routing and switching infrastructure across datacenters, offices, and properties using Cisco, Arista, and Juniper.

Skills

Routing & Switching

BGP/iBGP/OSPF/EIGRP

Cisco (Meraki)

Juniper/Arista

Cloud networking (Azure/AWS)

F5/Cloudflare Web Apps

Security & Zero Trust

Automation (Ansible/Terraform/Python)

DNS/DHCP/IPAM (Infoblox)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Infoblox

SolarWinds

F5 Distributed Cloud

Cloudflare

Azure ExpressRoute

AWS Direct Connect

Meraki/Mist/WLCs

Palo Alto Panorama

Job description

Vivmark Residential seeks an IT Network Engineer to design, secure, and operate a hybrid network spanning datacenters, offices, and residential properties. You will work with Cisco Meraki, Arista, Juniper, and Palo Alto firewalls, while integrating cloud networking in Azure and AWS.

The role emphasizes security, automation, and edge services, with a focus on SASE, zero trust, and ongoing infrastructure modernization across the merged organization.