Senior Network Engineer

Illinois Tollway

Downers Grove (IL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Pension plan

Tuition assistance

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Job summary

The Illinois Tollway seeks a Senior Network Engineer to enhance its network infrastructure. This role involves troubleshooting, maintaining network security, and providing technical support, ensuring efficient operations across its extensive highway system. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and significant experience in network management.

Qualifications

6 years of network technical experience or 10 years in a large Enterprise environment.
Must have strong technical, verbal, and written skills.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and possess a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and correct complex network problems and outages.
Manage, monitor, and maintain network equipment and security infrastructure.
Document root causes for network issues.

Skills

Network troubleshooting

Network security

Technical support

Installation and configuration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

Cisco routers

Cisco switches

Firewall equipment

Job description

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Base pay range

$110,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

Position Overview

The Illinois Tollway is dedicated to providing and promoting a safe and efficient system of highways while ensuring the highest possible level of service to our customers. Whether it's I-PASS, the Move Illinois Program, open road tolling or keeping you safe with our H.E.L.P. trucks, we are committed to delivering great benefits and services to customers.

The Tollway is a user-fee system – no state or federal tax dollars are used to support maintenance and operations. Operations are funded by toll and concession revenues.

Under the leadership of the Board of Directors and Executive Staff, the Tollway is committed to achieving the following goals: increase collaboration with regional transportation and planning agencies, promote the regional economy, maintain financial integrity, foster environmental responsibility and sustainability, maintain the safety and efficiency of the Tollway system, further transparency and accountability, enhance customer service, and maintain public trust.

In support of this mission, the Senior Network Engineer will participate in installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting network infrastructure equipment, telecommunication systems and network security infrastructure. This position reports to the Tollway IT Network Manager.

Essential Job Functions

The Senior Network Engineer builds and maintains the network infrastructure that supports the day to day business operations of the Tollway. This position is also responsible for providing end user technical support and assistance. This position will work primarily at HQ and occasionally at field sites on the Tollway that contain network hardware and software.

Principle Accountabilities

Troubleshoot and correct complex network problems, outages, and security threats.
Manage, monitor, and maintain network equipment and security infrastructure.
Upgrade network hardware and software components as required.
Design, implement, configure and secure, new and emerging technologies.
Respond to the needs and questions of users for general technical support, access, resources, and security.
Monitor computer programs that control user access to the ISTHA network.
Perform complex technical analysis of software. hardware. and network systems firewalls, access networks, LAN/WAN communications, and wireless communications. and various transmission systems to determine vulnerabilities and develop mitigation plans to address them.
Document root cause for network issues.
Coordinate installation of security operating system software and hardware, test, maintain, document and modify configurations.
Work with the development and systems integration group to ensure all proprietary and third-party applications are properly integrated within the ISTHA network and security structure.
Document all steps taken to modify systems and all procedures required to implement changes to the network and security hardware and software, following all related Change Control policies and procedures.
Follow Tollway defined processes including SLA requirements, ticket updates and acknowledging network alarms.
Create and maintain network infrastructure documentation and diagrams.
Conduct feasibility studies for strategic and tactical plans, design of networks, and evaluation of network security services/technology for current and future network development.
Validate attacks against the network, assess overall impact, and act to eliminate identified threats and prevent future incidents.
Other duties as assigned

This position will challenge the following skill sets:

Hands-on installation, configuration and maintenance of network routers, L2/L3 switches and security equipment
Copper and fiber optic structured cabling systems.
Advanced Network Engineering and troubleshooting.
Switching technologies such as VLANS, Trunking, VTP and STP.
Significant knowledge of routing protocols such as OSPF, EIGRP, BGP & VRF.
Knowledge of Internet connectivity, and VPN, IPSEC, port forwarding.
Skills in WAN technology like DWDM, MPLS, MetroEthernet, and PPP.
Enterprise level wireless networking and VOIP.

Qualifications

Education (Required)

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 6 years network technical experience or 10 years network technical experience in a large Enterprise environment (>25 sites and >2000 users).

Education (Preferred)

Skills and Experience (Required)

Must have a high energy level, be motivated and possess strong technical, verbal and written skills.
In addition to strong technical skills, the applicant must be self-motivated and be able to operate efficiently with minimal direction.
Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Must carry Tollway issued cell phone for on-call support and for response to calls/incidents before or after shift hours/weekends/holiday.
The Senior Network Engineer must have substantial experience with at least some of the following equipment:
Cisco NCS 2006 Optical Transport (DWDM) or comparable
Cisco ONS 15454 SONET Multiservice Provisioning Platform or comparable
Cisco Catalyst 9xxx series switches or comparable
Cisco Nexus 77xx or 93xxx series switches or comparable
Cisco 2000 thru 7200 series routers or comparable
Cisco ASA55xx, FTD 2xxx or 3xxx firewalls or comparable
Meraki Wireless AP's or comparable

The Illinois Tollway is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, disability, unfavorable discharge from military services, age, order of protection status, military status, sex or sexual orientation.

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