Wolverine Trading
Network Engineer
$150K–$200K
Chicago, Illinois · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 6 years in a technical networking environment as a network engineer.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be presently authorized to work in the US and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
About the job
Designs, implements, and supports low-latency, highly available network infrastructure for proprietary real-time trading systems and data-center connectivity.
What you'll do
- Design and implement low-latency network solutions and lead projects to optimize networks across data centers.
- Troubleshoot network performance and failures; perform maintenance, upgrades, monitoring, and capacity planning.
- Coordinate exchange and colocation connectivity, maintain technical documentation, and participate in the on-call rotation.
What they ask for
- At least 6 years in a technical networking environment as a network engineer.
- Hands-on experience with complex network design, L2 switching, dynamic routing, traffic steering, filtering, and route redistribution.
- Knowledge of network security, multicast, network operating systems, and tools for diagnosing latency and packet loss.
- Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, and troubleshooting skills.
Nice to have
- CCIE certification; knowledge of exchange connectivity or experience with financial exchanges, brokers, and banks.
- Experience with network automation using Python and Ansible; data-center infrastructure or fiber troubleshooting experience.
Pay
USD $150,000-$200,000 base salary
Tools
OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, ASA, Palo Alto, IOS / NX-OS / EOS / PANOS, tcpdump, Wireshark
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