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Senior Network Engineer - Application Delivery & Edge Services

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$115k–$195k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-09
No visa sponsorship

Core

Engineer, configure, maintain, and optimize enterprise application delivery and edge infrastructure including CDNs, load balancing, DNS, reverse proxies, and WAFs.

Role type

Senior IC network engineer (application delivery)

Builds

Secure, reliable, and high-performing access to critical business applications

Domain

Financial services / Enterprise networking

Required skills

TCP/IP networking, DNS, routing, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, load balancing, reverse proxies, application delivery controllers, network troubleshooting, traffic analysis, packet captures, change management, operational support

Preferred skills

Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, F5 BIG-IP, Citrix NetScaler, WAF, bot mitigation, DDoS protection, CDN caching, global server load balancing, automation (Python, Terraform, REST APIs), cloud networking (Azure, AWS), CCNA/CCNP

Technologies

Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, F5 BIG-IP, Citrix NetScaler, Python, Terraform, Azure, AWS

Responsibilities

Engineer and optimize application delivery and edge services; Support Akamai platform administration and development; Manage DNS, TLS, reverse proxies, and load balancing; Investigate and resolve complex networking incidents; Partner with cybersecurity teams on protective controls; Identify opportunities for performance improvement and resiliency planning

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC