Network Engineer

ittihad medical centre; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

ittihad medical centre is seeking experienced Network Engineers to join their team in Chicago. In this hybrid position, you will design, implement, and support high-performance networks critical for trading operations. The role involves troubleshooting, automation, and maintaining documentation of network infrastructure.

Ideal candidates should have over 8 years of experience in network engineering, strong troubleshooting skills, and hands-on scripting experience. You'll work closely with various teams to enhance network functionality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of dedicated network engineering experience.
• Exceptional troubleshooting capabilities across network technologies.
• Hands-on scripting/automation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support North American networking environment.
• Monitor and analyze network health using existing tools.
• Continuously improve automation efforts.
• Maintain precise documentation of network architecture.
• Collaborate with vendors and service providers.

Skills

Troubleshooting capabilities across Ethernet LAN

Scripting/automation experience (Python, Ansible)

Diverse network switching hardware platforms

Job description

IMC is seeking experienced Network Engineers who are passionate about building and operating cutting‑edge, high-performance networks. You’ll work closely with traders, developers, quants, and performance engineers to design, implement, and support the infrastructure that powers our trading business.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support the North American networking environment. Core areas include low‑latency networking, unicast and multicast routing, BGP, PIM‑SM, performance tuning, gap analysis, and automation.
• Monitor and analyze network health using existing tools while contributing ideas and development toward next‑generation monitoring solutions.
• Continuously improve the environment by contributing to automation efforts (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible, AWX).
• Maintain precise documentation of IMC’s network architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with external vendors, exchanges, and service providers to evaluate technology options, deploy new services, and troubleshoot issues.

Requirements

• 8+ years of dedicated network engineering experience
• Exceptional troubleshooting capabilities across Ethernet LAN, unicast/multicast routing, switching, packet analysis
• Experience with diverse network switching hardware platforms
• Hands‑on scripting/automation experience (Python, Ansible, etc.) strongly preferred
• CCIE or CCNP certification is a plus
• Experience in trading or financial services highly preferred

This is a hybrid position; we expect an in‑office presence in our Chicago office 3-4 times per week.

Salary Range

$155,000 — $225,000 USD