Metra Commuter Rail · 12 hours ago
PTC ITCM Engineer
Chicago, IL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expMetra Commuter Rail is one of the largest commuter rail systems in North America, providing safe and reliable service in Northeastern Illinois. The PTC ITCM Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing PTC ITCM systems, overseeing configuration, deployment, and testing to support system integration.
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Responsibilities
Manage the ITCM messaging system including documentation, testing, configuration changes, topology updates, problem resolution, and trouble shooting
Develop software solutions to aid in monitoring, reporting, analysis, and deployment of PTC related systems
Interact with teams and independent work environments, including vendors for escalation and incident tracking/resolution
Lead root cause analysis of system hardware, software, operating, and messaging systems
Develop and review technical designs and systems integration plans; and, read and write technical specifications and documentation, configuration of Linux (RHEL) based servers, and testing systems and subsystems
Coordinate team’s day-to-day activities, assign tasks/projects and monitor performance, and provide guidance and training, but is not a supervisor
Promote safe work practices and maintain and foster a safe work environment
Perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization
Qualification
Required
8 years or more of required experience in ITCM systems
Experience in developing, implementing, and managing PTC ITCM systems
Experience overseeing systems configuration, deployment, and testing in production and test environments
Experience with ITCSM deployment of PTC 220 MHz radio software
Experience managing and monitoring PTC 220 MHz radio network
Experience with documentation, testing, configuration changes, topology updates, problem resolution, and troubleshooting
Ability to develop software solutions for monitoring, reporting, analysis, and deployment of PTC related systems
Experience interacting with teams and vendors for escalation and incident tracking/resolution
Experience leading root cause analysis of system hardware, software, operating, and messaging systems
Ability to develop and review technical designs and systems integration plans
Ability to read and write technical specifications and documentation
Experience configuring Linux (RHEL) based servers
Experience testing systems and subsystems
Ability to coordinate team's day-to-day activities, assign tasks/projects, and monitor performance
Ability to provide guidance and training
Commitment to promoting safe work practices and maintaining a safe work environment
Company
Metra Commuter Rail
Metra is more than just a rail system. We are a team of professionals who help connect our community members to the people and places that matter most.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$104MKey Investors
CMAP
2025-06-18Grant· $104M
Leadership Team
Don Orseno
Executive Director/CEO
Kevin McCann
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Director of Operations
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