Senior IT Network Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Security

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

Job summary

Vivmark Residential is seeking an IT Network Engineer to design, secure, implement, and maintain a reliable hybrid network across datacenters, offices, and properties in the United States. The role requires hands-on expertise with Cisco (Meraki), Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5, Cloudflare, Azure, AWS, and Infoblox.

Onsite Monday-Thursday with remote Fridays. The position offers a salary range of $111,000 to $136,000 per year plus a discretionary annual bonus of 10.5%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum seven years in enterprise IT networking focusing on design and management.
• CCNA is required; CCNP Enterprise preferred.
• At least one year of project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain enterprise routing and switching across data centers, offices, and properties.
• Manage BGP, iBGP, OSPF, EIGRP for multihomed and datacenter connectivity.
• Administer wireless networks with Meraki and Cisco/WLCs; ensure 802.1X authentication.
• Oversee application delivery, load balancing, and edge services (F5, Cloudflare).
• Architect hybrid cloud networking with Azure ExpressRoute and AWS Direct Connect.
• Lead security-first network design with zero trust and SASE concepts.
• Develop documentation, runbooks, and participate in DR planning.

Skills

Enterprise networking

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

Cisco/Meraki/Arista/Juniper

Security awareness

Project management

Analytical thinking

Vendor liaison

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Infoblox

Azure

AWS

F5 Distributed Cloud

Cloudflare

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Palo Alto

Job description

Vivmark Residential is seeking an IT Network Engineer to design, secure, implement, and maintain a reliable hybrid network across datacenters, offices, and properties in the United States. The role requires hands-on expertise with Cisco (Meraki), Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto, F5, Cloudflare, Azure, AWS, and Infoblox.

Onsite Monday-Thursday with remote Fridays. The position offers a salary range of $111,000 to $136,000 per year plus a discretionary annual bonus of 10.5%.