Network Engineer III

McDonald’s Corporation

Actively hiring
Chicago, IL Posted 79 days ago $127,332$159,165 / year

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TL;DR

As a Network Engineer III in the enterprise network engineering team, you will lead the implementation of complex network solutions, manage critical incidents, and drive operational excellence through automation and integration with enterprise tools. Your daily tasks include designing and maintaining robust network architectures, ensuring compliance with security policies, and collaborating on global projects to enhance network stability and performance. The role requires expertise in Juniper networking environments, experience with network automation, and a strong foundation in routing and switching concepts. Ideal candidates possess skills in DNS services, security tooling, Active Directory integration, and documentation creation. This position demands technical leadership, systems thinking, and the ability to work effectively across teams to deliver scalable and secure network solutions for large-scale enterprise environments.

Skills

Juniper Network Automation DNS DHCP IPAM Active Directory CI/CD Python Shell Scripting Terraform Ansible Prometheus Grafana Kubernetes AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform PostgreSQL MongoDB Git Jira Confluence

What you'll do

  • Lead implementation of complex network solutions ensuring scalability, resilience, and security.
  • Serve as escalation point for complex incidents; drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  • Design and deliver network automation to reduce operational complexity and improve reliability.
  • Act as solution engineer for integrations between network services and enterprise tools/platforms.
  • Interface with teams to design and continuously deliver security-related enhancements in networks.
  • Contribute across the lifecycle of global network projects, ensuring documentation is complete and usable.

What we're looking for

  • Significant progressive experience in enterprise network engineering.
  • Juniper experience in routing and switching environments.
  • Network automation skills to reduce operational complexity.
  • Strong foundation in routing and switching concepts.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work outside regular hours for critical tasks.

Market check

Salary context

This $127,332–$159,165 range sits above 48% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$112,125$190,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$129,500$177,350

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 57 roles with salary data.

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