Job Details

Salary Range : $105,700 - $158,500 Annual

Job Details

The stated pay range is based on a national-average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills and location. This position is bonus eligible.

CNO Financial Group's IT Team is hiring a Sr. IT Engineer, Network to deliver high-quality technical solutions and documentation within a managed services IT model. This role will help facilitate and participate in the optimized delivery of proposed solutions in conjunction with our third-party partner in a timely, cost-effective, and integrated manner. This role will also collaborate with architecture staff on enhancements and technical direction as well as providing tier 3 support.

Come join our growing IT department! In 2023, CNO was nominated for an “Exceptional Employer Award” from TechPoint, an Indiana tech advocacy non-profit. CNO IT, through progressive leadership, offers career advancement opportunities, consistently provides employee recognition, and maintains a fun and exciting culture. The CNO IT vision is to achieve Tech Happiness for both our business partners and IT associates.

As a Sr. IT Engineer, Network, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical expertise in projects

• Engaging with vendor-managed run support teams and CNO architects to ensure performance, security, and availability for all CNO Networks solutions

• Working closely with operational IT teams to collaborate on product and solution life cycle management ensuring system capacity, integrity, availability, and supportability.

• Collaborating with technology architects on proposed improvements and new technologies; analyzing provided architecture designs and implementing solutions

• Creating and maintaining detailed network diagrams, configuration standards, and operational runbooks to support knowledge transfer and compliance audits.

• Reviewing and regularly auditing firewall rules, VPNs, and segmentation policies; collaborating with cybersecurity teams to ensure the network aligns with industry best practices and meets all applicable regulatory and compliance requirements.

• Serving as a Tier 3 escalation point for critical network incidents.

• Performing in-depth troubleshooting and root cause analysis across multi-vendor environments (e.g., Cisco, Palo Alto, F5) to restore service and prevent recurrence.

• Monitoring network utilization and latency across wired and wireless segments; using tools like SolarWinds to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

The Sr. IT Engineer, Network position is well-suited for you if you:

• Are proficient in configuring and troubleshooting complex network infrastructures, including Layer 2/3 switching, dynamic routing protocols (e.g., OSPF, BGP), firewall policies, and load balancing with F5

• Have extensive experience with core data center infrastructure across multi-site environments, with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, and redundancy.

• Have a strong understanding of network security principles, including segmentation, VPNs, and secure DNS practices

• Can clearly document network designs, changes, and procedures and can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Have experience with enterprise wireless solutions, emphasizing secure access and policy enforcement through Network Access Control (NAC) best practices

• Possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a focus on system performance, reliability, and root cause analysis.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent.

• Minimum of 5 years experience supporting server and directory technologies

• Ability to work within Central or Eastern time zone business hours

• Ability to work after hours/weekend times as projects or support require

What will set you apart:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• The ability to present ideas, goals, problems, outcomes and processes to be understood by a diverse audience.

• Prior experience with Cisco ACI

• Prior experience with Aruba enterprise wireless networks and ClearPass

• Prior experience configuring and managing Palo Alto firewalls, including security policies, threat prevention, and integration with enterprise network infrastructure.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Short-term & long-term disability insurance

• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,

• Paid parental leave

• Company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you're most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) have access to come into that office.

Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Birmingham, Carmel, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours. All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands and supported by our associates and agents. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.2 million policies and more than $37.9 billion in total assets. Our 3,500 associates, 10,400 exclusive agents and independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 260 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando and Milwaukee.

At CNO Financial Group, we're always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands' customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.

If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Compensation

Pay Range: $105,700.00 - $158,500.00 Annual

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

ReqID : JR169459

Job Type : Full time

Additional Locations : Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Philadelphia, PA; Orlando, FL; Birmingham, AL;