Technical Lead Jobs in Illinois
Technical Lead jobs in Illinois are in strong demand, concentrated in enterprise software, financial technology, healthcare IT, and manufacturing technology sectors, with openings at every level from senior engineer stepping into leadership through seasoned principal technical leads. Chicago, Schaumburg, and Champaign-Urbana are the primary hiring markets, anchored by employers like Motorola Solutions, Discover Financial, and Caterpillar. Cloud architecture leadership, platform engineering, and agile delivery management are the most consistently sought specializations across Illinois. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerHCLTech
Top cityChicago, IL
Cities hiring14
Work type64% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology
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Director, M&A and Technical Project Lead
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Gallagher
Director, M&A and Technical Project Lead
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
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Traffic Engineer Technical Lead
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Baxter & Woodman
Traffic Engineer Technical Lead
Bloomington, Illinois
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Senior Tuxedo and Pro*C Technical Lead,
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Cognizant
Senior Tuxedo and Pro*C Technical Lead,
Deerfield, Illinois
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Senior Technical Lead
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HCLTech
Senior Technical Lead
Adams, Illinois
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Technical Lead - Tuxedo / Pro*C / Oracle
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Cognizant
Technical Lead - Tuxedo / Pro*C / Oracle
Deerfield, Illinois
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Director, M&A and Technical Project Lead
Gallagher·Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Job functions:
$130k - $254k/yr
Master's degree in law
10,000+ employees
Job Description
Introduction
How you'll make an impact
As a key member of Gallagher global tax team, this role is primarily responsible for overseeing the tax strategy and compliance aspects of Gallagher’s global M&A pipeline as well as review of related aspects of Gallagher’s tax return filings and provision computations. As a member of global tax leadership, broad responsibilities include:
M&A
Tax Accounting
Operational Leadership
About You
Required:Bachelor's degree and 8 years related experience required.
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.
How you'll make an impact
As a key member of Gallagher global tax team, this role is primarily responsible for overseeing the tax strategy and compliance aspects of Gallagher’s global M&A pipeline as well as review of related aspects of Gallagher’s tax return filings and provision computations. As a member of global tax leadership, broad responsibilities include:
M&A
- Communicating regularly with the Global VP of Tax, regarding management of material tax risks and opportunities with global M&A activities;
-
Advising internal stakeholders on a variety of tax-related M&A topics related to the acquisition, integration, or disposal of corporations, partnerships and JVs, including buy side and sell side due diligence, tax-free integration and reorganizations, carve out planning and tax structuring, the preservation and utilization of tax attributes, and the impact of local, state, federal and US cross-border tax rules on these transactions. This area of responsibility would include:
- Analyzing complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Ensuring that transactions are structured in the most tax efficient manner permitted within both US and local tax law;
- Ensuring that all tax positions taken in regard to significant M&A activity can be robustly defended and, where a position has been adopted which may conflict with tax authorities’ published view, it will be reserved or disclosed as required by local law;
- Using multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
- Using data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Managing a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
- Participating in and, where tax relevant, leading discussions involving relevant members of the finance, legal, treasury and regulatory teams about significant transactions or new technical developments;
- Leading the Federal tax diligence around US legal entity rationalization initiatives, including creating and guiding other functions through step decks that have considered both the federal and state tax consequences of such initiatives.
- Simplifying complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.
- Developing and maintaining summaries of significant tax attributes and deal contributions from Tax
- Developing and maintaining tax models to support the financial planning and analysis function as requested by management
- Performing tax research and maintains a continuing awareness of developments and changes in tax laws and tax accounting guidance;
- Serving as a tax technical resource to support various team members (Fed and International Tax teams, Finance, Legal, HR, etc).
- Communicating technical tax issues clearly to business leaders and working effectively across all levels of internal process owners and external advisors.
U.S. Income Tax Planning & Compliance
- Consults on the preparation of all US federal income tax returns and review of such filings to extent related to significant deal implications and new technical developments.
- Considers, develops and proposes strategic tax planning where opportunities are identified.
- Assists with IRS tax audits and related matters: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc. particularly as it relates to acquisitions, integrations, or dispositions and certain complex technical tax items
- Communicates the effects of regulatory tax developments to management and creates strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
- Leads various projects impacting the future strategy of the tax compliance function.
- Periodically reviews and updates Company policies to ensure they are tax compliant.
- Communicating with and assisting the State and International tax teams in understanding the likely tax consequence of relevant transactions.
Tax Accounting
- Supporting Global Tax Accounting Director in relation to analyses and controls which are in place and required to accurately and timely calculate the tax provision, particularly as it relates to tax accounting for M&A activities and US federal tax positions;
- Reviewing financial statements tax disclosures related to significant transactions prior to approval;
Operational Leadership
- Hiring, developing and reviewing lower-level tax resources as necessary to support the significant transactions and U.S. federal income tax positions in the most cost-effective manner as approved by upper management.
- Maintaining regular dialogue with the other relevant tax personnel and advisers about transactions and ensure that appropriate professional working relationships are developed;
About You
Required:
Preferred:
- 9+ years of experience as a US tax practitioner in a public accounting firm or in industry, 6+ of which should be experience in a management role.
- Extensive experience in US corporate income tax, specifically in the public sector and with mergers and acquisition transactions. Experience with PE deals a plus.
- International/cross border tax planning and experience with tax regimes outside the US is an asset.
- Professional Accounting or Legal Designation (CPA, CA, MST, JD, LLM).
- Experience with corporate income and indirect tax audits by the IRS, particularly in the areas of purchase accounting and M&A related tax attributes.
- Strong accounting, analytical, and tax research skills and,
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
- A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
- The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.
Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
Gallagher
Director, M&A and Technical Project Lead
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
New 4h ago10,000+ employees
Job functions:
$130k - $254k/yr
Master's degree in law
Job Description
Introduction
How you'll make an impact
As a key member of Gallagher global tax team, this role is primarily responsible for overseeing the tax strategy and compliance aspects of Gallagher’s global M&A pipeline as well as review of related aspects of Gallagher’s tax return filings and provision computations. As a member of global tax leadership, broad responsibilities include:
M&A
Tax Accounting
Operational Leadership
About You
Required:Bachelor's degree and 8 years related experience required.
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.
How you'll make an impact
As a key member of Gallagher global tax team, this role is primarily responsible for overseeing the tax strategy and compliance aspects of Gallagher’s global M&A pipeline as well as review of related aspects of Gallagher’s tax return filings and provision computations. As a member of global tax leadership, broad responsibilities include:
M&A
- Communicating regularly with the Global VP of Tax, regarding management of material tax risks and opportunities with global M&A activities;
-
Advising internal stakeholders on a variety of tax-related M&A topics related to the acquisition, integration, or disposal of corporations, partnerships and JVs, including buy side and sell side due diligence, tax-free integration and reorganizations, carve out planning and tax structuring, the preservation and utilization of tax attributes, and the impact of local, state, federal and US cross-border tax rules on these transactions. This area of responsibility would include:
- Analyzing complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Ensuring that transactions are structured in the most tax efficient manner permitted within both US and local tax law;
- Ensuring that all tax positions taken in regard to significant M&A activity can be robustly defended and, where a position has been adopted which may conflict with tax authorities’ published view, it will be reserved or disclosed as required by local law;
- Using multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
- Using data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Managing a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
- Participating in and, where tax relevant, leading discussions involving relevant members of the finance, legal, treasury and regulatory teams about significant transactions or new technical developments;
- Leading the Federal tax diligence around US legal entity rationalization initiatives, including creating and guiding other functions through step decks that have considered both the federal and state tax consequences of such initiatives.
- Simplifying complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.
- Developing and maintaining summaries of significant tax attributes and deal contributions from Tax
- Developing and maintaining tax models to support the financial planning and analysis function as requested by management
- Performing tax research and maintains a continuing awareness of developments and changes in tax laws and tax accounting guidance;
- Serving as a tax technical resource to support various team members (Fed and International Tax teams, Finance, Legal, HR, etc).
- Communicating technical tax issues clearly to business leaders and working effectively across all levels of internal process owners and external advisors.
U.S. Income Tax Planning & Compliance
- Consults on the preparation of all US federal income tax returns and review of such filings to extent related to significant deal implications and new technical developments.
- Considers, develops and proposes strategic tax planning where opportunities are identified.
- Assists with IRS tax audits and related matters: preparing responses, creating schedules, etc. particularly as it relates to acquisitions, integrations, or dispositions and certain complex technical tax items
- Communicates the effects of regulatory tax developments to management and creates strategies to capitalize on changes to taxation legislation.
- Leads various projects impacting the future strategy of the tax compliance function.
- Periodically reviews and updates Company policies to ensure they are tax compliant.
- Communicating with and assisting the State and International tax teams in understanding the likely tax consequence of relevant transactions.
Tax Accounting
- Supporting Global Tax Accounting Director in relation to analyses and controls which are in place and required to accurately and timely calculate the tax provision, particularly as it relates to tax accounting for M&A activities and US federal tax positions;
- Reviewing financial statements tax disclosures related to significant transactions prior to approval;
Operational Leadership
- Hiring, developing and reviewing lower-level tax resources as necessary to support the significant transactions and U.S. federal income tax positions in the most cost-effective manner as approved by upper management.
- Maintaining regular dialogue with the other relevant tax personnel and advisers about transactions and ensure that appropriate professional working relationships are developed;
About You
Required:
Preferred:
- 9+ years of experience as a US tax practitioner in a public accounting firm or in industry, 6+ of which should be experience in a management role.
- Extensive experience in US corporate income tax, specifically in the public sector and with mergers and acquisition transactions. Experience with PE deals a plus.
- International/cross border tax planning and experience with tax regimes outside the US is an asset.
- Professional Accounting or Legal Designation (CPA, CA, MST, JD, LLM).
- Experience with corporate income and indirect tax audits by the IRS, particularly in the areas of purchase accounting and M&A related tax attributes.
- Strong accounting, analytical, and tax research skills and,
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Compensation and benefits
At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
- A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
- The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact
At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.
Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
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Where Illinois roles are concentrated, by current openings.
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1 jobTechnical Lead Job Market in Illinois
A snapshot from current Illinois openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in technical lead jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field required
- Five or more years of software engineering experience with demonstrated leadership responsibility
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams through full product development cycles
- Hands-on proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud required
- Experience setting technical standards, conducting code reviews, and mentoring engineers
- Strong communication skills for coordinating with product, design, and business stakeholders
Technical Lead Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a technical lead in Illinois?
Becoming a technical lead in Illinois follows an engineering-to-leadership path rather than a state-issued license. Employers typically expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, followed by years of hands-on individual contributor work. Illinois hiring managers look for candidates who have taken ownership of technical decisions on meaningful projects, informally mentored peers, and worked within agile teams before moving into formal lead roles.
Which companies hire technical leads in Illinois?
Employers hiring technical leads in Illinois right now include HCLTech, Cognizant, and AECOM, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Illinois's dense concentration of financial services firms, healthcare technology companies, and industrial technology manufacturers means demand is distributed across a wide range of industries beyond pure software.
Which Illinois cities have the most technical lead jobs?
Chicago, Deerfield, and Illinois lead Illinois for technical lead openings. Chicago drives the majority of demand through its headquarters-heavy economy, with major financial institutions, healthcare systems, and technology firms concentrated downtown and in the North Shore suburbs, while Schaumburg and Champaign-Urbana contribute through corporate technology campuses and university-affiliated research and software companies.
Are there remote technical lead jobs in Illinois?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 91% of technical lead openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the work is coordination, code review, architecture decisions, and async communication. The parts of the role that are most frequently done fully remotely are platform and cloud architecture leadership, where on-site presence is rarely required.
How can I get hired as a technical lead in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving from a strong senior individual contributor role into a lead position within the same organization. Illinois employers like Motorola Solutions, Allstate, and large Chicago-area hospital technology departments routinely promote from within, especially candidates who have led sprint planning, owned a technical initiative, or mentored a junior engineer. Building a portfolio of architecture decisions or open-source contributions and pursuing cloud certifications recognized by Illinois employers strengthens a candidacy before any formal application.
Where can I find and apply to technical lead jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to technical lead jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings across industries and metro areas. Find roles that fit your experience and specialization, then apply directly to the employers posting them.
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