AHEAD
Associate Network Engineer
$80K–$88K
Chicago, Illinois +4 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 13, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia
Los Angeles, California
Dallas, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee - Education
- Technical discipline degree by 1/11/2027 is one listed qualifying background; technical-related bootcamp completion is an alternative.
- Visa sponsorship
- Existing U.S. work authorization is required. Candidates who require visa sponsorship cannot be considered.
About the job
Joins AHEAD’s Network practice as an associate engineer, completing a three-month training program before potentially supporting client projects.
What you'll do
- Collaborate across teams and contribute to successful project delivery.
- Solve technical problems, analyze issues, and recommend solutions.
- Manage competing priorities and deliver work to deadlines.
What they ask for
- Experience with infrastructure solutions.
- Willingness to travel 75+% of the time for client projects and shadowing.
- Existing U.S. work authorization; candidates requiring visa sponsorship cannot be considered.
- Meet at least one listed background criterion: technical degree by 1/11/2027, technical-related bootcamp completion, or working knowledge of Data Center.
Nice to have
- CCENT, CCNA, Network+, Server+, Security+, VCTA, or CCA-V certification.
- Prior intern, co-op, or research experience in IT, software, or a relevant field.
Pay
USD 80,000–88,000 per year (OTE)
Tools
CCENT, CCNA, Network+, Server+, Security+, VCTA, CCA-V
AI focus
AI may support hiring by reviewing applications, analyzing resumes and responses, and recording, transcribing, or summarizing interviews; humans make final hiring decisions. Candidates may opt out.
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