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Network Engineer - W2 Only, No 3rd Party in Chicago

Job Description

Role: Network Engineer

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Location: Chicago IL

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Duration: 6 months, with possible extensions

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Pay rate: $65-75/hour W2, client will not consider C2C

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Job summary:

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The Network Engineer will design, implement, troubleshoot, and document enterprise network infrastructure supporting corporate, data center, cloud-connected, and -site environments. The role requires strong hands-on engineering across Cisco routing and switching, Palo Alto Networks firewalls, enterprise LAN/WAN services, and network monitoring.

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Required skills:

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  • 5+ years of network engineering experience in an enterprise, industrial, utility, or similarly complex environment.
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  • Strong hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches and demonstrated knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 network design.
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  • Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, security policy, NAT, routing, VPNs, and centralized management concepts.
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  • Experience producing and executing network designs, implementation plans, test plans, rollback procedures, diagrams, and operational documentation.
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Please send resume ASAP.

Network Engineer - W2 Only, No 3rd Party in Chicago

Chicago, IL
Full time

Published on 10/18/2026

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