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

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $156,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Cisco Routers, System Configuration, Data Centers, Network Address Translation, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Key Management, Network Layer, Network Planning and Design, Network Monitoring, Routing, Wide Area Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/network-engineer-w2-only-no-3rd-party-chicago-31998783

## About the Role

* 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., * Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Networks firewalls, security policy, NAT, routing, VPNs, and centralized management concepts.

## Description

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.