Network Engineer

Added Sep 09, 2026 Network Engineer (46380) Remote, Remote | Full-time

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Codeworks, an LRS company, is seeking a Network Engineer who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, strengthening enterprise security, and ensuring reliable connectivity across mission-critical environments for a contract position. This fully remote opportunity is open to Wisconsin residents and offers the chance to support and modernize a large-scale network environment while collaborating with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver secure, high-performing services.

Candidates must currently reside in Wisconsin. Relocation is not available for this position. Occasional onsite visits or travel within Wisconsin may be required.

• Design, implement, maintain, and secure enterprise LAN, WAN, VPN, firewall, and cloud-based network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, systems administration, and application teams to deliver reliable and scalable network services.
• Plan and execute network modernization initiatives, including hardware refreshes, infrastructure upgrades, and statewide deployments.
• Configure, optimize, and support routers, switches, firewalls, VPN technologies, authentication services, and cloud networking solutions.
• Monitor network health, availability, throughput, latency, utilization, and security while proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution for complex network and infrastructure challenges.
• Maintain network architecture diagrams, standards, operational documentation, and security configurations.
• Implement network automation and standardization initiatives using scripting and configuration management tools.
• Manage vulnerability assessments, remediation efforts, and compliance-related activities.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders on project planning, Statements of Work (SOWs), timelines, and implementation strategies.
• Participate in planned maintenance windows and provide support during critical incidents when required.

• 11+ years of experience designing, implementing, securing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Experience supporting both on-premises and cloud-based networking environments.
• Strong expertise with LAN/WAN technologies, including routing, switching, VLANs, QoS, NAT, static and dynamic routing, and VPN technologies.
• Experience configuring and supporting routers, switches, firewalls, VPN concentrators, and secure remote access solutions.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, ACLs, routing protocols, network authentication, and encryption technologies.
• Experience monitoring network health, performance, capacity, and availability while identifying trends and optimization opportunities.
• Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience involving complex network environments.
• Experience documenting network architecture, configurations, standards, and operational procedures.
• Experience supporting environments with regulatory and security compliance requirements.
• Experience performing vulnerability assessments, remediation activities, and security reviews.
• Experience working collaboratively within Agile or similar project delivery environments.
• Strong written, verbal, and customer service skills.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid-networking architectures.
• Experience implementing role-based and policy-based access controls.
• Experience with network automation using scripting technologies.
• Experience planning and executing multi-site infrastructure upgrades.
• Experience developing Statements of Work (SOWs), project scopes, and vendor relationships.
• Ability to communicate technical solutions effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

The base range for this contract position is $40.00 - $50.00 per hour, depending on experience. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all U.S. locations. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors.

Codeworks, an LRS company, is an equal opportunity employer.

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