Senior Network Engineer - Hybrid, Enterprise Networking

Cleartech Recruiting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleartech Recruiting is partnering with a leading wealth management firm to hire a Senior Network Engineer for enterprise network infrastructure across multiple offices. The role is hands-on, covering firewall policies, VPN, wireless deployments, and ongoing infrastructure projects.

We seek 5–7 years of enterprise networking experience, Cisco Meraki/ISE/FTD expertise, strong Layer 2/3 knowledge, and a Bachelor’s in a related field.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in enterprise network infrastructure
• Experience administering Cisco Meraki security appliances, switches, and wireless infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking with VLANs, 802.1Q, inter-VLAN routing, STP, LACP
• Solid TCP/IP knowledge incl. IPv4, DHCP, DNS, NAT, SNMP and common protocols
• Experience configuring firewall policies, NAT, site-to-site VPNs, and network segmentation
• Enterprise wireless deployment experience (SSIDs, WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise, guest networking)
• Knowledge of Cisco ISE (802.1X, RADIUS) and Cisco FTD/FMC
• Troubleshooting with tools like Wireshark, ping, traceroute
• Bachelor’s degree in related field

Responsibilities

• Manage firewall policies, VLANs, routing and switching, wireless configurations and VPN connectivity
• Participate in change management for reliable, secure network environment
• Support deployment of new office locations incl. hardware installation and ISP validation
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, and End User Services teams
• Support Cisco ISE and Cisco FTD/FMC environments
• Contribute to standardization, documentation, and operational processes

Skills

Network engineering

Layer 2/3 networking

TCP/IP basics

Firewall concepts

VPN technologies

Wireless networking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Engineering

Tools

Cisco Meraki

Cisco ISE

Cisco FTD/FMC

Wireshark

VPN/Firewall tooling

Monitoring tools (LogicMonitor/SolarWinds/ThousandEyes)

Job description

Cleartech Recruiting is partnering with a leading wealth management firm to hire a Senior Network Engineer for enterprise network infrastructure across multiple offices. The role is hands-on, covering firewall policies, VPN, wireless deployments, and ongoing infrastructure projects.

We seek 5–7 years of enterprise networking experience, Cisco Meraki/ISE/FTD expertise, strong Layer 2/3 knowledge, and a Bachelor’s in a related field.