Lead Network Engineer - Automation

Lead Network Engineer - Automation

Location:
(60601) Illinois, United States
Salary:
150000.00 - 160000.00
Type:
Permanent
Main Industry:
Search Information Technology Jobs
Job ID:
132247613
Company: 
Request Technology - Robyn Honquest
Posted On: 
08 September 2025
NO SPONSORSHIP - NO OPT

Lead Network Engineer - Automation

SALARY: $150k - $160k flex plus 15% bonus

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

HYBRID 3 days onsite

All about automation, python, and checkpoint Firewalls is important and then the normal routing/switching

Heavy ACI is a must

SDN is a must

Responsibilities:

Oversee the full life cycle of network infrastructure, including the design, deployment, support, and documentation of routing, switching, Firewalls and cloud-base solutions.

Qualifications:

Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking

Experience directing use of tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, and Github (or industry equivalent)

Experience delivering Infrastructure as code

Experience building cloud infrastructure in environments such as AWS (Preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud, or similar service

Knowledge of layer 3 routing and switching

Experience with IOS, NX-OS, and XR

Advanced experience with architecting, designing, deploying, and operating network elements such as DNS/IPAM; Checkpoint Firewalls

Advanced WAN, LAN, TCP/IP, VPN, Ethernet Skills

Extensive EIGRP, BGP4, RIP and OSPF Routing Protocol knowledge

Experience with SDN deployments

Cisco ACI

Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and experience.

5+ years of experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized Servers/cloud systems

AWS certifications such as DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, Advanced Networking, or Security or equivalent field experience

(Preferred) Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer (CCIE) Certification

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