Advanced Network Engineer

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 12 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business

• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

The Advanced 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 implementation of network 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.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the corporate network (WAN/LAN/wireless) environments

• Develop and maintain network documentation and managing network policies

• Racking and stacking of data center/IDF/MDF equipment as well as network cabling/patching

• Familiar with network monitoring tools, preferably SolarWinds

• Cisco device configuration and good understanding of Cisco switching technology and protocols

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

• Monitor network system health and perform system audits as well as other data gathering in support of Network Infrastructure support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• 5-7 years of related network engineering experience

• Experience with the following: SD-WAN, Cisco ISE, Cisco ADI, network load balancers, NDS, DHCP, IP management (DDI) – preferably Infoblox, Cisco & Meraki Enterprise Wireless, and change management

• CCNA required; CCNP preferred

• Ability to understand scripting languages such as Bash, Perl, or Python

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $85,000.00 - $110,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life.  To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success.  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, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.