Senior Network Engineer [Onsite]
$90,000–$120,000 year
On-site · Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Design, implement, monitor, maintain, support, and optimize local and wide area networks. Assist staff in troubleshooting and maintaining data integrity and security. The engineer will analyze and resolve network hardware, software problems and incidents escalated from service desk. Primary responsibilities include administration and configuration of network equipment (firewalls, switches, wireless access points), planning and implementing new infrastructure, monitoring Azure and datacenter performance, creating technical documentation, supervising vendors, leading IT projects, mentoring team members, and proactively identifying solutions to enhance network effectiveness, security, and reliability. Must have a BS degree and relevant certifications preferred, with on-call availability.
Required Qualifications
- BS Degree in Information Technology/Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience with network engineering principles and practices including TCP/IP, DNS, SNMP, WAN technologies, VLANs and LAN switching and routing
- Experience in LAN, WAN, security design, configuration and administration including firewall and VPN technologies
- Minimum 5 years experience with system administration including server-side development, building and maintaining VMware, Microsoft Active Directory and server systems hardware and architecture
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Azure
- Knowledge and experience with storage area networks
- Experience managing SQL Server and SQL Reporting Services
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- On-call availability, and occasional evening and weekend work required
- Educational Requirements: BS Degree in Information Technology/Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
- Prefer a combination of industry networking technology certifications, such as CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, VCP, MCSE
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