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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
115K-144K Annually
Senior level
115K-144K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Maintain and improve Linux-based production systems, automate deployments with Salt and Ansible, manage containerized stacks (Docker/Kubernetes), monitor and harden systems, troubleshoot incidents, partner with engineering for maintenance, and support infrastructure components like VMWare, SAN, backups, Kafka, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ.
Top Skills: AnsibleBackupsCloudDatadogDell ServersDockerGitKafkaKubernetesLinuxLogicmonitorMongoDBPerlPowershellPythonRabbitMQSaltstackSan StorageSentineloneShell ScriptingSnmpTcp/IpVMwareZookeeper
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
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118K-184K Annually
Senior level
118K-184K Annually
Senior level
AdTech • Digital Media • Marketing Tech • Software • Automation
As a Sr Systems Engineer, you'll design, implement, and maintain distributed infrastructure, ensuring system reliability and performance while driving automation practices.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSBashCassandraCentosDebianGCPLinuxMongoDBMySQLPythonSaltstackTerraformUbuntu
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
130K-130K Annually
Senior level
130K-130K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll build trading infrastructure, tackle technical challenges, optimize system performance, and lead projects in a fast-paced environment.
Top Skills: AnsibleBashDockerKubernetesLinuxMySQLPostgresPython
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
124K-280K Annually
Senior level
124K-280K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
As a Senior Manager at PwC, you will lead data engineering projects, focusing on building data infrastructure, developing data pipelines, and implementing data transformation solutions. You will coach teams, engage clients, apply AI techniques, and ensure high quality in software development.
Top Skills: AWSAws CloudformationAws GlueAws LambdaAzureAzure Data FactoryAzure Resource ManagerCosmos DbData Lake StorageDockerFastapiGCPPythonRdsRedshiftSQLTerraform
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
125K-180K Annually
Senior level
125K-180K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Software • Financial Services • Quantitative Trading
The Senior Software Engineer will lead the design and development of low-latency trading systems, optimize performance, mentor team members, and ensure systems reliability.
Top Skills: C++FpgaGpuLinuxPythonTcp/IpUdp
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Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll design high-performance data management systems, optimize for scalability, solve distributed challenges, and collaborate with the team to maintain code quality. Requires strong backend development and systems programming expertise, particularly in Rust.
Top Skills: C/C++Change Data CaptureFlinkGoGrpcKafkaRustTcp/Ip
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Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
The Senior Systems Engineer will architect and implement high-performance data plane components, optimize systems for scale, and lead initiatives in distributed systems. Responsibilities include writing production-grade code, mentoring team members, and communicating technical decisions effectively.
Top Skills: CC++FlinkGoGrpcKafkaRustTcp/Ip
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Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll architect and implement high-performance components for data and control planes, optimize systems for scale, solve distributed problems, ensure code correctness, and collaborate with peers.
Top Skills: C/C++FlinkGoGrpcKafkaRustTcp/Ip
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Remote
Chicago, IL
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
200K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Design and implement high-performance components for data and control planes, optimizing systems for scale, and ensuring correctness in code. Mentor and collaborate with the team on technical design and code reviews.
Top Skills: C/C++FlinkGoGrpcKafkaRustTcp/Ip
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
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180K-200K Annually
Senior level
180K-200K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Healthtech • Software
Lead development of a two-way audio communication platform, optimizing performance and collaboration across embedded systems, while ensuring quality and compliance.
Top Skills: AlsaArm-Based ArchitectureCoverityEmbedded LinuxGstreamerJtagNat TraversalValgrindVoipWebrtc
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Remote
Chicago, IL
138K-221K Annually
Senior level
138K-221K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Fintech • Food • Information Technology • Software • Hospitality
Design, implement, and maintain integrations and services for billing, payments, and accounting systems. Collaborate with product teams, draft technical and testing plans, and develop automated end-to-end and unit tests to ensure production reliability.
Top Skills: IpaasJavaJavaScriptJSONKotlinNetSuitePulsarRestSalesforceSQLWorkatoXMLZuora Billing
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Remote
Chicago, IL
83K-138K Annually
Mid level
83K-138K Annually
Mid level
Retail • Sports
The Sr. Systems Engineer will design, implement, and maintain GRC technology, collaborate with security teams, develop software, and support privacy initiatives while ensuring compliance with regulations.
Top Skills: ArcherAWSAzureGCPOnetrustServicenow
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4 Days AgoSaved
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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130K-175K Annually
Senior level
130K-175K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Information Technology • Software • Biotech • Design
The Senior Systems Engineer will support full lifecycle development of advanced satellite systems and ensure proper requirements flow-down, manage system integration, and lead engineering activities across diverse teams.
Top Skills: MbseRequirements Management ToolsSysml
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Information Technology
Seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to lead a team, provide IT support, manage systems, and mentor junior staff in a collaborative environment.
Top Skills: Active DirectoryAirwatchAzureAzure AdBoxCarbon BlackCiscoCitrix XenappConnectwiseCrowdstrikeCyberhatCylanceDhcpDnsDropboxDuoExchange OnlineFirewallsGoogle WorkspaceGroup PolicyHyper-VIntuneIronportMicrosoft 365MS OfficeWindowsMicrosoft Windows ServerMimecastOktaPalo AltoPowershellProofpointRoutingSharepoint OnlineSwitchingTcp/IpVlanVMware
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
Easy Apply
180K-200K Annually
Senior level
180K-200K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Healthtech • Software
Lead the design and integration of a zero-touch provisioning system for connected IoT devices, overseeing firmware development and wireless connectivity protocols.
Top Skills: AndroidBleCoverityEmbedded LinuxEmbedded SystemsGdbJtagLoraMemfaultRtosSwdThreadValgrindWi-FiWireless Protocols
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Remote
Chicago, IL
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120K-180K Annually
Senior level
120K-180K Annually
Senior level
Software
The Senior Systems Engineer will ensure system availability, security, and performance for a large-scale global infrastructure at Automattic, addressing system health and facilitating developer efficiency.
Top Skills: MariadbMySQLNginxPHP
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Remote
Chicago, IL
109K-148K Annually
Senior level
109K-148K Annually
Senior level
Information Technology
The Sr. Systems Engineer will lead customer onboarding, provide technical support, and deliver training related to NETGEAR's ProAV solutions while engaging in pre-sales activities and troubleshooting complex AV-over-IP systems.
Top Skills: Api IntegrationAv-Over-Ip NetworkingAvbDanteMilanMulticast NetworkingNetgear Proav ProductsPtp
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
100K-115K Annually
Senior level
100K-115K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence
The Senior Systems Engineer at Syntiant Corp. will develop MEMS and ASIC technology, coordinate engineering deliverables, support product development, and lead data-driven decision making for audio and semiconductor applications.
Top Skills: JmpMatlabPythonRSQL
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Remote or Hybrid
Chicago, IL
113K-139K Annually
Senior level
113K-139K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Software
The Core Systems Administrator will architect and manage corporate infrastructure, implement automation using IaC, and collaborate cross-functionally to optimize IT operations with AI-driven solutions.
Top Skills: AnsibleAWSAzureDockerGCPKandjiKubernetesLinux/UnixMicrosoft IntuneOktaPythonTerraform
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Remote
Chicago, IL
179K-211K Annually
Senior level
179K-211K Annually
Senior level
Software
Design, build, and deploy AI-driven internal solutions across People, Finance, Legal, IT, and Security. Partner with G&A leaders to identify opportunities, integrate AI into existing systems, establish best practices, and lead cross-functional AI initiatives while ensuring compliance, security, and maintainability.
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In-Office
Chicago, IL
135K-165K Annually
Senior level
135K-165K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Hardware • Software • App development
The Sr. Consulting Systems Engineer acts as a technical consultant providing IT solutions in Infrastructure Modernization, Multi-Cloud Architecture, Security, and Digital Transformation. Responsibilities include pre-sales engineering, network design, client liaison, and collaborating with sales and engineering teams to achieve business outcomes.
Top Skills: AWSCiscoVMware
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Remote
Chicago, IL
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Senior Systems Engineer will support sales of enterprise storage, assist customers with evaluations and installations, and collaborate with R&D to define product requirements.
Top Skills: Enterprise SecurityEnterprise StorageHigh-Performance NetworkingNoSQLSQLVirtualization
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In-Office or Remote
Chicago, IL
110K-160K Annually
Senior level
110K-160K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Utilities • Renewable Energy
Design and program hardware and software systems for power generation; execute projects; support teams; ensure reliability and performance.
Top Skills: Abb SymphonyControl SystemsDcs PlatformsElectrical SystemsEmerson OvationGe Mark SystemsHmi PlatformsInstrumentationPlcSiemens T3000
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Remote
Chicago, IL
100K-720K Annually
Senior level
100K-720K Annually
Senior level
News + Entertainment
Develop tools and services for Active Directory; implement security policies; collaborate on Microsoft Azure and Google Workspace solutions.
Top Skills: Active DirectoryAPIsAWSCi/CdGoGoogle WorkspaceJavaScriptAzurePython
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Hybrid
Chicago, IL
100K-150K Annually
Mid level
100K-150K Annually
Mid level
Financial Services
This role focuses on maintaining and improving systems and platforms, managing cloud and on-premises technologies, and supporting AI tools. Responsibilities include system administration, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with teams and vendors to ensure operational efficiency and security.
Top Skills: Active DirectoryAi PlatformsAzure App ServicesEntra IdMicrosoft 365PowershellWindows Server
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