Sr Network Engineer and SRE Hybrid Chicago IL 6 Months

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

About Genius Business Solutions Inc. (GBSI)

Featured in CNBC, Digital Journal, Fox News, and CIO Review, GBSI is a globally recognized IT services leader with 20+ years serving Fortune 500 organizations. Our teams deliver solutions across automotive, manufacturing, retail, and pharmaceutical industries. Headquartered in Moline, IL, GBSI supports clients and consultants throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and India.

Join our innovative team to lead enterprise-grade SAP solutions and drive digital transformation initiatives across global enterprises.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Engineer to lead the design, automation, and modernization of enterprise network infrastructure across hybrid environments. This role is responsible for building highly resilient, secure, software-defined network architectures spanning on-premises data centers, private cloud, and public cloud platforms.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in network engineering, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), scripting, network isolation, micro-segmentation, and cloud networking. This individual will partner closely with Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, SRE, and Application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and automated networking solutions aligned with Zero Trust principles.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Network Engineering

• Design, implement, and support highly available enterprise network infrastructure across:
• On-premises data centers
• Private cloud platforms
• AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• Engineer resilient Layer 2/Layer 3 network architectures including:
• Routing
• Switching
• BGP
• OSPF
• VXLAN/EVPN
• SDN technologies
• Design network architectures supporting critical enterprise resiliency and disaster recovery.

Infrastructure Automation

• Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Develop reusable Terraform modules and standardized deployment patterns.
• Automate network provisioning and configuration management.
• Integrate automation into Git-based CI/CD pipelines.
• Eliminate manual networking activities through automation-first engineering.

Scripting & Automation

• Develop automation using:
• Python
• PowerShell
• Bash
• REST APIs
• Automate:
• Network provisioning
• Configuration validation
• Compliance verification
• Drift detection
• Operational reporting
• Health monitoring

Network Isolation & Segmentation

• Lead enterprise initiatives involving:
• Network isolation strategies
• Secure enclave design
• Air-gapped environments
• Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE)
• Secure management networks
• Recovery network architectures
• Design secure separation between:
• Production
• Non-production
• Recovery environments
• Cyber Recovery environments
• Management networks

Micro-Segmentation

• Design and implement enterprise micro-segmentation utilizing technologies such as:
• VMware NSX
• Illumio
• Cisco Secure Workload (formerly Tetration)
• Cloud-native security groups
• Azure Network Security Groups
• AWS Security Groups
• Network ACLs
• Responsibilities include:
• East-West traffic control
• Zero Trust network architectures
• Least-privilege network access
• Dynamic policy enforcement
• Application dependency mapping

Cloud Networking

• Engineer networking solutions across:
• AWS
• VPCs
• Transit Gateway
• Direct Connect
• Route Tables
• PrivateLink
• Network Firewall
• Azure
• VNets
• ExpressRoute
• Virtual WAN
• Azure Firewall
• NSGs
• Application Gateway
• Azure Load Balancer

Security Engineering

• Collaborate with Cyber Security to implement:
• Zero Trust networking
• Network Access Control
• Secure remote connectivity
• Firewall architecture
• IDS/IPS
• DDoS protection
• Secure DNS
• Certificate management
• Encryption in transit

Resiliency Engineering

• Design networking solutions supporting:
• High Availability
• Disaster Recovery
• Active-Active architectures
• Active-Passive architectures
• Multi-region cloud deployments
• Automated failover
• Resilient routing
• Critical application recovery

Monitoring & Observability

• Implement enterprise network observability using tools such as:
• ThousandEyes
• SolarWinds
• Dynatrace
• Splunk
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• Cloud-native monitoring solutions
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and automated alerting for proactive network operations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience. (Overall 15 years required)
• 5+ years supporting hybrid cloud networking. (Overall 15 years required)
• 3+ years of Terraform Infrastructure as Code experience. (Overall 15 years required)
• Strong experience with Python, PowerShell, or Bash scripting.
• Extensive experience with enterprise routing and switching.
• Experience implementing software-defined networking (SDN).
• Hands-on experience designing network isolation and secure segmented environments.
• Experience implementing micro-segmentation in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust networking principles.
• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large financial institutions or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience supporting hybrid multi-cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift networking.
• Experience with VMware NSX or Cisco ACI.
• Familiarity with GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Experience with disaster recovery and cyber recovery networking.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code governance and policy-as-code.
• Experience with immutable infrastructure and resilient network architectures.

Preferred Certifications

• CCNP Enterprise or CCIE
• AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty
• Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• VMWare VCP-NV (NSX)
• Palo Alto PCNSE
• CISSP (preferred)

Key Competencies

• Enterprise network architecture
• Hybrid cloud networking
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Python, PowerShell, and Bash scripting
• Network automation
• Zero Trust architecture
• Network isolation
• Micro-segmentation
• Cloud networking (AWS & Azure)
• SDN technologies
• Enterprise resiliency
• Disaster Recovery networking
• Cyber Recovery networking
• Infrastructure security
• CI/CD integration
• Cross-functional leadership
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

GeniusBSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.