Systems Engineer - Network at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, Illinois

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Network Engineer is responsible for managing and troubleshooting Wintrust's network, running reports on network health and usage, providing input and completing tasks on major technology projects and providing technical support to internal staff and teams. He or she will assist network architects and senior engineers with network design and implementation of new technologies. The role requires strict adherence to Wintrust's Network standards, policies, processes and procedures and may require some travel to remote locations in the Chicago and outlying area footprint of operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the corporate network (WAN/LAN) environments including servers and workstations.


• Develop and maintain network documentation.


• Racking and stacking of server equipment.


• Familiar with network monitoring tools, preferably Solarwinds


• Network cabling/patching


• Cisco switch configuration


• Manage server policies and login scripts.


• Monitoring the servers for hardware/software performance issues.


• Maintain an inventory of hardware and software.


• Provide troubleshooting and end user support both in person and over the phone


• Monitor daily and weekly backups


• Perform system audits and complete necessary due diligence in preparation for new technologies.


• Plan and coordinate upgrades, patches and new corporate technologies.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.


• 0-3 years of related experience.


• Experience with Cisco ACI


• Experience with network load balancers


• Experience with DNS, DHCP, IP management (DDI) - preferably Infoblox


• Experience with Cisco ISE/NAC


• Experience with Stealthwatch


• Experience with VMWARE/Virtual infrastructure


• Exposure with SD-WAN


• Experience with Azure, AWS or other cloud technologies


• Experience/understanding of Storage technology


• Strong change management, communication and project management

Founded in 1991 with the idea to be the alternative to the big banks, Wintrust has since grown into a financial services company with more than $36 billion in assets, headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois. Through our multiple companies and divisions, we provide traditional community banking and commercial banking services, wealth management solutions, commercial and life insurance premium financing, mortgage origination, and short-term accounts receivable financing and certain administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls, billing, and treasury management services. We provide community-oriented personal and business banking services to customers located in the greater Chicagoland area, northwest Indiana, and southern Wisconsin through more than 175 community bank locations.

We provide an engaging, dynamic work environment, an excellent compensation package including 401k, employee stock purchase plan, medical/dental, life insurance and more!

Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran. We request applicants refrain from disclosing current or historical compensation information during the recruitment process; any disclosed detail will not be taken into account as applicants are considered for employment.