Top Network Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Design, implement, and support a high-performance networking environment while collaborating with traders and developers to enhance network operations.

As a Network Engineer at Deepgram, you'll optimize global network infrastructure for real-time audio streaming, focusing on latency reduction across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

Lead software engineers will manage diverse tech projects, provide mentorship, and deliver robust cloud solutions to meet regulatory needs.

Operate and support global, low-latency network infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments. Troubleshoot routing, MPLS, firewalls and packet-level issues, perform incident response, onboard customer connectivity, and develop automation and observability tooling to reduce MTTR and improve reliability.

Support design, implementation, and operation of HPC networking: configure VLANs, interfaces, and LAGs via CLI; rack and provision network hardware; install DAC/AOC/fiber; monitor fabric and port health (including InfiniBand UFM); use configuration management and version control; maintain documentation; troubleshoot and support researchers in scientific computing environments.

Design, deploy, and operate cloud networking (VPC/VNet, hybrid connectivity, transit topologies, edge networking, DNS, and security). Automate with Terraform, support Kubernetes networking, build observability, troubleshoot complex hybrid cloud network issues, and collaborate cross-functionally while mentoring junior engineers and enforcing security and cost-optimization practices.

Manage and troubleshoot enterprise WAN/LAN/wireless networks, maintain documentation and policies, perform audits and monitoring, rack and cable data center/IDF/MDF equipment, configure Cisco devices, support end users, assist on projects and implementations, and use monitoring tools and scripting for automation and health reporting.

Lead a team and portfolio building resilient, high-throughput full-stack microservices for Capital One's Global Payment Network. Collaborate with product, mentor engineers, modernize cloud-based platforms, and occasionally code or review solutions using cloud, containers, databases, and multiple programming languages.

The Principal Network Engineer will lead network operations, performance, compliance, and mentoring. Responsibilities include overseeing network design, implementation, and support, particularly with F5 solutions, while ensuring optimal functionality and security standards.

Collaborate in Agile teams to design, develop, and support full-stack solutions using Salesforce and various coding languages.

Build software at Coinbase while responsibly using and integrating generative AI copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean). Continuously learn evolving tools, apply human-in-the-loop practices, and deliver business-ready outputs that improve efficiency, cost, and quality. Participate in quarterly in-person working sessions as part of a remote-first culture.

The Network Engineer will enhance, maintain, and evaluate a large scale network project, including wired and wireless infrastructure, conduct testing, and consult on hardware and software requirements.

The role involves managing NPS network infrastructure, improving monitoring capabilities, assessing and recommending network optimizations, and providing design guidance. Candidate must ensure infrastructure documentation, conduct testing, and train NPS resources on best practices.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll design and operate traffic infrastructure, lead multi-team projects, ensure service reliability, and mentor engineers while utilizing AI tools for development efficiency.

Lead Platform Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Connex applications on HPE NonStop platforms. Champion data integrity, security, performance, and business continuity for debit card transaction processing. Collaborate with product owners and Agile teams to deliver, test, and deploy changes, mentor engineers, and improve engineering practices across production and test environments.

Install, configure, and support enterprise networking equipment including Cisco Nexus 5K/7K switches, Cisco ASA firewalls, and F5 load balancers. Provide 24x7 support as needed. CCNA or CCNP certification is a plus.

Design, implement, and operate AWS network architectures (VPCs, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect). Manage hybrid connectivity, configure AWS networking services, troubleshoot performance and security, automate deployments with Terraform/CloudFormation, collaborate with DevOps/security teams, and document network architectures and procedures.

Design, implement, and support enterprise data networks across data centers, corporate sites, retail, distribution, and call centers. Author solutions and documentation, perform capacity planning, installation/configuration, monitoring, incident resolution, and security compliance. Lead or mentor engineers, collaborate with contractors, improve processes, and contribute to recruitment and team planning.

Provide engineering support and design for LAN/WAN/WLAN/SD-WAN, Meraki and VPN across ~1,400 locations. Troubleshoot, optimize, document, and secure network infrastructure, manage load balancers (F5), firewalls, and participate in disaster recovery, compliance (SOX/PCI), and cross-team incident response.

Lead and deliver cloud-based, full-stack solutions for a global payments network. Manage a portfolio and team, design distributed microservices, mentor engineers, collaborate with product, and use cloud, container, database, and multi-language technologies to meet regulatory and business needs.

Manage and integrate complex systems, providing communications solutions, maintaining cloud infrastructure, assessing systems, and leading technical programs while ensuring compliance and data security.

Perform L3 network troubleshooting and RCA on production enterprise networks, review telemetry/logs/configs, label and annotate network behaviors for ML training, and help define schemas and data pipelines to support AI-driven infrastructure.

Lead technical vision and hands-on engineering for Capital One's Global Payment Network. Design and deliver high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems in the cloud, drive AI-native automation, mentor engineers, influence executives, and improve performance, reliability, and security across payment platforms.

Lead technical vision and hands-on engineering for Capital One's Global Payment Network. Design and deliver high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems on public cloud, apply AI tooling, drive reliability, performance, and mentor engineering talent across the organization.

Design, configure, and support global network infrastructure while optimizing for low latency trading applications. Diagnose complex network issues using data-driven methods and automation. Manage global initiatives from requirements to deployment.