Network Engineer Co-op
Nokia.com
Office
United States
Full Time
Number of Position(s): 1
Duration: 3 Months+
Date: May 11th - August 21st, 2026
Location: On-site in Naperville, IL or Virtual (in the US)
Education Recommendations
Currently a candidate for a bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, or a related field with an accredited school in the US.
As part of our team, you will:
- Supporting network equipment, including routers, proxy servers, switches, DNS, and DHCP
- Design and implement new network solutions and/or improve the efficiency of current networks
- Help maintain our infrastructure, including dual-stack network design and management, dynamic routing protocols, and load balancing
- Implement Firewall rules
- Dell, Omni, Nuage, 77xx, switches and routers
- IPAM solutions
- Software Define Networking (SDN)
- Sysadmin skillset
- Ansible scripting
It would be nice if you also had:
- Red Hat OpenShift (preferred) or VMware
- Kubernetes application deployment
- GCP (preferred) or Public Cloud
- GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory
- API / script development
Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
Learn more about life at Nokia.Our recruitment process
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If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.
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