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LHH

Network Engineer

LHH, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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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

Base pay range $100,000.00/yr - $115,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types Annual Bonus

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

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

We are committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Information Technology

Industries Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Inferred from the description for this job

Vision insurance

401(k)

Medical insurance

Student loan assistance

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

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