Senior Systems Engineer (Network Security Engineer)

U.S. Bank; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Holiday opportunities

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced engineering leader to supervise and develop multi-platform converged enterprise solutions for business and infrastructure services in a Chicago area role.

The position emphasizes performance, reliability, scalability, capacity, and cross-functional collaboration. The role requires deep networking, IAM, NAC, ZTNA, and PKI expertise, with a focus on secure connectivity, identity-driven access controls, and scalable, highly available environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of experience within a total information technology (IT) environment.
• At least 10 years of experience with the design, development and support of technology infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and develops multi-platform converged enterprise engineering solutions.
• Leads, directs, or recommends cross-functional team targeted for system enhancements for performance, reliability, scalability and capacity.
• Evaluates product and service solutions.

Skills

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

Routing

Switching

VPNs

Load Balancing

AAA Technologies

RADIUS

SAML

OAuth

Certificate-based Auth

NAC

Cisco ISE

IAM Integrations

Active Directory

Entra ID

ZTNA

Netskope

PKI

Encryption

Platform Upgrades

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk

Azure Networking

SIEM

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Supervises and develops multi-platform converged enterprise engineering solutions targeted to meet existing, enhanced, and new platform solutions for business and infrastructure services. Leads, directs, or recommends cross-functional team targeted for system enhancements for system performance, reliability, scalability, and capacity. Evaluates product and service solutions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• At least 5 years of experience within a total information technology (IT) environment
• At least 10 years of experience with the design, development and support of technology infrastructure

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in network technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, VPNs, and load balancing.
• Experience with AAA technologies, including RADIUS, TACACS+, SAML, OAuth, and certificate-based authentication
• Experience implementing and supporting Network Access Control (NAC) solutions such as Cisco ISE or equivalent platforms
• Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) integrations and directory services such as Active Directory and Entra ID
• Experience supporting Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions such as Netskope, Zscaler, or similar platforms
• Experience with remote access technologies, VPN solutions, and secure connectivity services
• Understanding of modern identity-driven access controls and segmentation strategies
• Experience designing and supporting highly available, geographically distributed environments
• Understanding of enterprise certificate management, PKI, and encryption technologies
• Experience performing platform upgrades, lifecycle management, and capacity planning

Preferred Experience

• Experience Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
• Ivanti Secure Access / Pulse Secure
• Netskope Private Access and Secure Service Edge (SSE)
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Entra ID
• PKI / Certificates
• Splunk or enterprise SIEM platforms
• Azure Networking and Security Services

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind.

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

Salary Information

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay Range: $105,400.00 - $124,000.00

Additional Information

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.