Senior Network Engineer & SRE — Hybrid Cloud Networking

Genius Business Solutions; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Genius Business Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to lead design, automation, and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure across hybrid environments. The role covers on-premises data centers, private cloud, and public clouds, focusing on resilient, secure, and automated networking aligned with Zero Trust principles.

You will collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, SRE, and Application teams to deliver scalable networking

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years enterprise network engineering experience.
• 5+ years supporting hybrid cloud networking.
• 3+ years Terraform Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Strong experience with Python, PowerShell, or Bash scripting.
• Experience with enterprise routing and switching; SDN experience.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust networking principles and secure segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises data centers, private cloud, AWS, and Azure.
• Engineer Layer 2/3 networks including routing, switching, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN/EVPN, SDN.
• Build IaC solutions using Terraform and automate provisioning in CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, and REST APIs.
• Lead network isolation, micro-segmentation, and Zero Trust initiatives.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery for critical networks.
• Implement monitoring and observability for proactive operations.

Skills

Network engineering

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Bash scripting

SDN

Zero Trust

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

VMware NSX

Illumio

Cisco ACI

AWS

Azure

Job description

Genius Business Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to lead design, automation, and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure across hybrid environments. The role covers on-premises data centers, private cloud, and public clouds, focusing on resilient, secure, and automated networking aligned with Zero Trust principles.

You will collaborate with Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, SRE, and Application teams to deliver scalable networking