Job Description

Network Engineer (On-site, Chicago, IL)

Location: Chicago, IL (south side of city)

Type: Full-time, Direct Hire

Compensation: $115,000 base salary + discretionary bonus (2–6%)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; HSA/FSA; 401(k) with 6% match; 2% profit sharing; Life & Disability insurance; Paid Time Off; Paid Holidays

This an exciting full time, permanent opportunity with tremendous stability and growth potential! Join an iconic U.S. manufacturer and help modernize mission-critical network infrastructure that powers production, distribution, and enterprise operations. As a Network Engineer , you’ll design, build, secure, and optimize LAN/WAN environments, strengthen perimeter and endpoint defenses, and collaborate across IT and business teams to keep the organization fast, resilient, and safe.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and support scalable LAN/WAN/intranet architectures across plants, offices, and cloud endpoints
• Administer and harden network gear—firewalls, routers, switches, wireless APs, VPN—with defense-in-depth practices
• Monitor performance & security, triage incidents, document fixes, and drive preventive improvements
• Plan capacity & growth by analyzing traffic and forecasting future needs
• Partner with cross-functional teams to architect network solutions for new apps, SaaS, and datacenter/cloud workloads
• Stay current on emerging networking/cybersecurity tech and recommend pragmatic enhancements

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, IT, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• Proven success designing and supporting enterprise network architectures
• Hands-on mastery of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, and routing protocols
• Strong understanding of network security (firewalls, IDS/IPS, encryption, zero-trust concepts)
• Experience configuring/managing routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and voice
• Problem-solving mindset with crisp documentation and communication
• Experience leading upgrades/migrations and multi-stakeholder implementations

Pay Transparency (Illinois)

• Base salary: up to $115,000
• Discretionary bonus: 2–6% of base salary
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; HSA/FSA; 401(k) with 6% match; 2% profit sharing; Life & Disability; PTO; Holidays

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