Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 12 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)
• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few
• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business
• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer role has primary responsibility for designing and development of storage and backup-based solutions.  Other desirable skills surround the Microsoft Windows Server OS and VMWare platforms in our enterprise environments along with other infrastructure solutions. General duties include defining standards for the organization.  Driving and establishing monitoring\tuning, capacity planning, lifecycle upgrades, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, standardization, continuous improvement, and assisting in the long-term strategic planning for the environment.  Partners with management and other engineers to provide technical support using their background to take on complex level work assignments the team is engaged in. Mentors Advanced Engineers in support of the environment. Strong people skills and the ability to balance a large workload are essential.

What You’ll Do

• Proactively design and deploy storage and backup-based solutions within in the environment
• Participate in planning /execution the 2026 technology refresh  
• Participate in initiatives to assimilate new bank acquisitions to the enterprise storage and backup technology  
• Maintain inventory and asset configuration documentation
• Effectively manage small to large projects in a cross-functional environment
• Support the definition and development of documentation, procedures, and standards for Storage and Backup environments
• Participates in the on-call production support rotation and may occasionally be required to work hours outside of the traditional work schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience
• Preferred Certifications: HPE ASE – Storage Solutions; HPE2-K43; Pure Certified FlashArray-Storage Professional; Cohesity Protection Professional Certification
• Mid-Level Skills: VMware vSphere storage administration; data protection, disaster recovery, and cyber recovery; PowerShell scripting; Pure Storage FlashArray//X70 R4; provision, manage, and patch enterprise SAN & NAS storage; Cohesity NAS; Cohesity backup
• Advanced level skills: Design & support enterprise SAN, NAS, and backup products; Large scale NAS migration; Manage NAS permission; capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management; storage protocols knowledge including: ISCSI, NASS, & NFS

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $98,000.00 - $132,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life.  To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success.  Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.