Network Engineer

Technical Infrastructure & Network Engineer – CAD/MDSLocation: Chicago, IL (onsite)Duration: 6+ MonthsContract Position | Rotational 24x7 SupportOnly local candidatesOnly w2 or 1099 candidates.U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders are preferred.We are seeking an experienced Technical Infrastructure & Network Engineer to support a mission-critical Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) & Mobile Data System (MDS) for the City of Chicago, supporting Police, Fire, EMS, and 9-1-1 emergency operations.Required Skills & Experience:Government/public-sector experience is required, preferably State/Local Government.Experience with 9-1-1, 3-1-1, PSAP, emergency dispatch, law enforcement, police/fire/EMS, or government contact centers strongly preferred.Strong Cisco networking experience, especially Cisco Nexus/NX-OS, routing, VLANs, subnetting, and network redundancy.Hands-on experience with Dell PowerEdge, Dell VxRail, SAN/storage, RAID & LUNs.Strong VMware vSphere/vCenter, HA, DRS, and vMotion experience.Advanced Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and SSL knowledge.Experience with Cradlepoint routers, cellular/LTE connectivity, and NetMotion VPN.Experience supporting 24x7/365 mission-critical or high-availability environments.Strong experience with disaster recovery, failover, hardware upgrades, and infrastructure maintenance.⭐ Ideal candidates: Engineers who have supported infrastructure within public safety, emergency communications, 911/311 centers, police/fire/EMS, law enforcement, or municipal/state government environments.