Senior Network Engineer

Autonomai Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Autonomai Recruitment partners with a global market maker to hire a Senior Network Engineer in Chicago. This leadership role shapes the network Engineering team’s direction as the firm scales, blending deep networking with software development to deliver end-to-end automation and monitoring platforms.

You will own internal tools and web apps, drive architectural decisions, and work closely with engineering leadership to scale infrastructure in a fast-paced, trading-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience independently leading large network initiatives.
• Strong traditional networking background (routing, switching, campus/DC/WAN).
• Strong software development experience - automation platforms, monitoring tooling, or internal tools/web apps you've built and maintained.
• Experience working in low latency, trading infrastructure, or mission critical environments.
• Comfort operating at a leadership level while staying technically hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Setting technical direction and vision for the network engineering team.
• Designing and building automation platforms and monitoring systems that the team runs on.
• Owning internal tools or web applications you've built to support network operations.
• Working closely with engineering leadership as the firm scales its infrastructure.

Skills

Network leadership

Routing

Switching

Automation platforms

Monitoring tooling

Internal tools

Web apps

Low latency

Trading infra

Job description

Senior Network Engineer — Chicago - Trading Infrastructure

We're exclusively partnered with global market maker who is hiring a senior network engineer to help set the direction for its network engineering team as the firm scales. This is a technical leadership role where you'll be independently driving large initiatives, some global in scope, and shaping where the network function goes next, not just executing against a roadmap someone else set.

We're looking for a blend of traditional networking depth and real software development ability. Think automation platforms, monitoring systems, or internal tools and web apps you've built and owned end to end.

What you'll be doing:

• Setting technical direction and vision for the network engineering team
• Designing and building automation platforms and monitoring systems that the team runs on
• Owning internal tools or web applications you've built to support network operations
• Working closely with engineering leadership as the firm scales its infrastructure

What you'll bring:

• Senior level experience independently leading large network initiatives
• Strong traditional networking background (routing, switching, campus/DC/WAN)
• Strong software development experience - automation platforms, monitoring tooling, or internal tools/web apps you've built and maintained, not just scripting
• Experience working in low latency, trading infrastructure, or mission critical environments
• Comfort operating at a leadership level while staying technical

This role is office-based in Chicago, with no remote option.

Relocation assistance is available if required.