Top Network Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

The Network Engineer will label, annotate, and structure data from networks, supporting the development of AI-driven infrastructure solutions.

As a Staff Network Engineer at D-Wave, you'll design, implement, and maintain networking infrastructure, manage AWS environments, and ensure network security, while mentoring junior team members.

Support application teams by designing, configuring, and operating F5 and cloud application delivery platforms. Configure BIG-IP and F5 Distributed Cloud, manage DNS/GTM, tune WAF, troubleshoot connectivity and performance, onboard applications, automate repeated work with AI-assisted tooling, maintain runbooks, respond via ServiceNow, and participate in on-call rotation.

Leads the design and implementation of enterprise network automation across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. Develops Infrastructure as Code using Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines; automates provisioning, configuration, monitoring, compliance, and lifecycle management. Supports routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers, troubleshoots incidents, performs root cause analysis, and drives network upgrades and cloud adoption. Establishes testing and engineering standards, mentors junior engineers, creates documentation, and participates in on-call support and frequent travel.

Support and operate enterprise application delivery platforms (F5 BIG-IP, F5 Distributed Cloud), onboard and configure applications, manage DNS/GTM, troubleshoot connectivity and performance, support WAF and edge protections, automate platform tasks, maintain documentation, and participate in on-call rotation.

The Network Engineer will leverage 3+ years of experience in network and systems administration to manage communications systems, troubleshoot issues, and provide technical support.

Design, implement, and maintain data center, campus LAN, internet edge, and branch networks across hybrid cloud and SDDC platforms. Automate deployments, configure firewalls/load balancers/routers/switches, perform capacity planning and monitoring, manage escalations, produce operational documentation and KPIs, and mentor junior engineers while supporting 24/7 operations.

Design, implement, and maintain data center, campus LAN, internet edge, and branch networks for hybrid cloud and SDDC environments. Automate deployments with CI/CD, configure firewalls/load balancers/routers/switches, perform capacity planning and monitoring, troubleshoot L2/L3 issues, support escalations, produce reports and documentation, coordinate with project teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Design, deploy, and operate large-scale RDMA/RoCE network fabrics for OCI AI/HPC customers. Lead lifecycle and incident management, perform root cause analysis, develop automation and tooling, collaborate with product and vendor teams, and mentor junior engineers to improve reliability and operational readiness.

Design, automate, and maintain datacenter, cloud, and office networks. Develop automation (Ansible, scripts), troubleshoot connectivity, implement security, manage network OSes, participate in 24/7 on-call, and collaborate with engineering teams.

Design and maintain large-scale networks, automate network management with Go and Python, and collaborate with engineering teams to optimize performance.

Operate and maintain IP networking in a 24/7 SaaS environment. Troubleshoot network issues, manage service providers and equipment, perform capacity planning, execute network changes, assist with network activations, and participate in projects to improve WAN/connectivity and integrate partners and acquisitions.

Lead design, implementation, automation, and security operations for Azure cloud networking in FedRAMP High/IL4 environments. Build modular IaC (Terraform, ARM, Bicep), implement advanced networking and firewall controls, mentor team members, participate in on-call support, and translate compliance controls into enforceable guardrails.

Design, deploy, and manage multi-cloud network and VDI infrastructure; implement VPN and Zero Trust security; monitor and tune network performance; troubleshoot connectivity; maintain documentation; train and mentor junior staff; provide on-call support and collaborate with security and engineering teams.

Support, maintain, and improve enterprise LAN/WAN/wireless, SD-WAN, VPN/remote access, and firewall environments. Troubleshoot connectivity, monitor network health, execute upgrades and changes, maintain documentation, collaborate with stakeholders and vendors, and provide occasional on-call and voice system support.

Design, implement, and support enterprise cloud network infrastructure across Azure, OCI, and GCP. Manage firewalls, Cisco devices, VPNs, VPCs, and virtual networking; deploy configurations with Terraform (including AWS security groups); enforce STIG/IAVM compliance; monitor performance; provide Level-2/3 troubleshooting and participate in 24/7 on-call rotation.

Partners with enterprise and MSP customers to identify network automation opportunities, analyze network environments and ITSM data, and architect automation solutions using NetBrain Runbooks, Qapps, Dataviews, and integrations. Trains customer engineers to maintain and expand automation capabilities, collaborates with vendor partners, researches automation content, and delivers reliable troubleshooting and network operations solutions.

Operate and lead data-center LAN infrastructure in a 24/7 SaaS environment. Own troubleshooting, incident response, and change management across Cisco Nexus, Palo Alto, and F5 platforms. Drive projects, architecture (VXLAN/EVPN), automation (Ansible, Terraform, Python), observability (Prometheus, Grafana, SolarWinds), and cloud networking (AWS, GCP). Mentor junior engineers, participate in on-call rotation, and define operational standards, reliability metrics (SLI/SLO), and preventive engineering.

Designs, configures, deploys, tests, troubleshoots, and validates complex enterprise network solutions. Develops implementation and test plans, assesses existing architectures, resolves technical issues, documents configurations and results, communicates project status and risks, and supports client knowledge transfer and operational transition. Collaborates with clients, project managers, sales, presales, engineers, and architects. Travel and onsite installation or data-center work may be required.

Design, implement, and document OCI networking for hybrid cloud including VCNs, DRGs, FastConnect, private endpoints, routing, and segmentation. Create reusable network templates, enforce Zero Trust and TIC 3.0 segmentation, integrate Cloudflare edge services, and produce runbooks and operational guidance.

Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot large-scale OpenWRT wireless infrastructure and FreeRADIUS authentication systems. Manage PPSK/DPSK authentication, VLAN assignment, hostapd, MikroTik networking, roaming, DHCP, and client connectivity. Develop integrations, firmware automation, monitoring, and telemetry tools using Python, Bash, Go, and Lua. Analyze packet captures and wireless performance, support AP provisioning, and contribute to wireless architecture and scaling.

Hands-on engineer to own and evolve enterprise voice, CCaaS, and real-time network systems. Lead Cisco UC and Teams Voice migrations, stabilize and optimize Five9/Zoom/NICE contact center platforms, troubleshoot across endpoint-network-platform-carrier layers, drive automation, monitoring, and security-aligned scalable infrastructure.

Designs, deploys, maintains, and supports enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, routing, switching, wireless, firewall, and Azure network infrastructure for MSP clients. Troubleshoots complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues, develops documentation and configuration standards, supports capacity planning and risk assessments, and collaborates across teams on client projects. Requires substantial travel to customer sites, occasional on-call availability, and adherence to security and background-check requirements.

Manage and support enterprise network infrastructure including firewalls, VLANs, routing/switching, wireless, VPNs and monitoring. Deploy new office network hardware, perform cabling and ISP turn-up, and participate in change management. Provide operational support for Cisco ISE and Firepower environments, troubleshoot using packet-capture tools, maintain documentation, and collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, and End User Services teams.

Design, own, and operate front-end network architecture for large-scale AI/GPU infrastructure including DCI, edge, ingress/egress and control-plane. Architect scalable Ethernet, routing, segmentation, and high-availability designs; lead deployments and troubleshooting in new data centers; maintain reference architectures and carrier relationships; collaborate on Kubernetes-centric network solutions and interface with RDMA back-end fabrics.