Sr.Tech Lead (Network)

Cloudious LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudious LLC in the United States seeks a Sr.Tech Lead (Network) to oversee enterprise network operations and architecture across LAN, WAN, MPLS, and SD-WAN. The contract role offers Chicago or remote options for the right candidate with hybrid onsite flexibility.

You will drive design, upgrades, migrations, and vendor coordination while leading a team of engineers to deliver resilient, high-performance networks and strong service delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a computing field.
• 10+ years designing deploying and managing large-scale enterprise networks.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for key client stakeholders.
• Conduct governance meetings and executive updates with clients.
• Communicate incidents, risks, changes and remediation plans to clients.
• Lead network operations, performance, security and compliance targets.
• Oversee incident management and root-cause analysis.
• Guide LAN/WAN/MPLS/SD-WAN network engineering and architecture.

Skills

Enterprise network design

Network operations

Stakeholder management

Leadership & mentoring

Analytical problem solving

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

CCNP Routing & Switching

CCIE preferred

Tools

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/Meraki

ISR/ASR routers

Meraki AP platforms

Cisco IOS

SD-WAN

Python/Ansible scripting

Job description

• Job Title: Sr.Tech Lead (Network)
• Contract duration: 6 Months potential to extended
• Location: Chicago or Remote for right candidate
• Hybrid flexibility (if onsite role): Yes

Responsibilities

Client Relationship Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for key client stakeholders.
• Conduct regular service reviews, governance meetings, and executive updates.
• Communicate network incidents, risks, changes, and remediation plans to clients.
• Build trusted advisor relationships and understand client business objectives.
• Manage escalations and ensure timely resolution of critical issues.

Network Operations & Service Delivery

• Oversee day-to-day operations of enterprise network environments.
• Ensure network availability, performance, security, and compliance targets are met.
• Lead major incident management and root cause analysis efforts.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and change implementations with internal and client teams.
• Review operational metrics, SLAs, and service performance reports.

Network Engineering & Architecture

• Provide technical leadership for LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, Internet, Data Center, and Cloud networking solutions.
• Guide network upgrades, migrations, and transformation initiatives.
• Review network designs and recommend improvements aligned with client requirements.
• Ensure network resiliency, redundancy, and disaster recovery capabilities.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Coordinate with carriers, service providers, and OEM vendors.
• Manage vendor escalations and service delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with project managers, infrastructure teams, security teams, and business stakeholders.

People Leadership

• Lead and mentor network engineers and operations teams.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Foster a customer-centric culture within the technical teams.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Extensive experience (10+ years) in designing, deploying, and managing large-scale enterprise networks.

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

Certifications: CCNP (Routing & Switching or Enterprise); CCIE preferred.

Experience with Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/Meraki switches, ISR/ASR routers and Meraki AP platforms.

Deep knowledge of routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and MPLS.

Expertise in switching technologies: VLANs, STP, HSRP/VRRP, EtherChannel, QoS.

Expertise in WAN technologies: VPN, SD-WAN, MPLS.

Familiarity with IPv4/IPv6 subnetting, ACLs, NAT, and DHCP.

Experience in high-availability and failover technologies.

Scripting knowledge (Python, Ansible) is a plus.