Network Engineer

TEKsystems•Berwyn, IL

10d•$20 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Engineer is responsible for deployment, testing & validation, and continuous health and performance management of hardware and network infrastructure supporting enterprise applications. This role serves as the single point of accountability for infrastructure performance and leads end-to-end readiness across hardware, network, and hosting environments. The engineer will operate in a multi-agency governance model, coordinating IT, vendor engineering teams, and operational stakeholders to ensure system reliability and performance. Responsibilities include managing end-user devices, network connectivity (LAN/WAN, firewalls, QoS, latency, failover), application environments (production, training, development, disaster recovery), and hosting environments (on-prem data centers including power, storage, and cooling). The role requires maintaining hardware inventories, overseeing infrastructure testing and validation (performance, stress, failover), managing disk usage, documenting and maintaining network systems, implementing backup strategies, ensuring compliance with software licensing, and enforcing data security and confidentiality policies. Additional responsibilities include testing and deploying hardware and endpoints, managing network policies, auditing system security, and maintaining complete system documentation. The position requires flexibility in work schedule and strong ownership of infrastructure operations.

Requirements

Strong leadership and ownership mindset with the ability to act as the single point of accountability for infrastructure performance.
Proven experience working in multi-agency or cross-functional environments (IT, vendors, stakeholders).
Ability to manage and prioritize work in high-pressure, mission-critical production environments.
Experience with infrastructure testing and validation (stress testing, failover, performance benchmarking).
Strong understanding of data security, compliance, and governance frameworks.
Experience developing and maintaining technical documentation and network diagrams.
Hands-on experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
Knowledge of asset lifecycle management, procurement, budgeting, and forecasting.
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills across network, server, and endpoint layers.
Effective communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Experience managing or mentoring team members in an infrastructure or operations environment.
High attention to detail with a focus on system reliability, uptime, and performance optimization.
Willingness to work flexible hours to support system deployments and critical go-live events.

Responsibilities

Deployment, testing & validation, and continuous health and performance management of hardware and network infrastructure.
Serve as the single point of accountability for infrastructure performance and lead end-to-end readiness across hardware, network, and hosting environments.
Coordinate IT, vendor engineering teams, and operational stakeholders in a multi-agency governance model.
Manage end-user devices, network connectivity (LAN/WAN, firewalls, QoS, latency, failover).
Manage application environments (production, training, development, disaster recovery).
Manage hosting environments (on-prem data centers including power, storage, and cooling).
Maintain hardware inventories.
Oversee infrastructure testing and validation (performance, stress, failover).
Manage disk usage.
Document and maintain network systems.
Implement backup strategies.
Ensure compliance with software licensing.
Enforce data security and confidentiality policies.
Test and deploy hardware and endpoints.
Manage network policies.
Audit system security.
Maintain complete system documentation.
Demonstrate flexibility in work schedule and strong ownership of infrastructure operations.