Infrastructure Engineer

Pharo Management; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a talented Infrastructure Engineer to join their London office. This dynamic role involves leveraging cutting-edge tools to enhance and maintain the firm's infrastructure landscape, ensuring operational efficiency and resiliency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infrastructure management, with a focus on both on-prem and cloud technologies. This opportunity offers a chance to work in a collaborative environment where innovation is encouraged, and your contributions will directly impact the firm's success in the financial markets. If you are passionate about technology and eager to learn, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure roles with end-user support experience.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-prem and cloud technology infrastructure deployment.
• Oversee hardware/software lifecycle management and documentation.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Time management

Teamwork

Desire to learn

Tools

Azure IaaS / PaaS

Cisco IOS

FortiGate

Nutanix HCI

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Zoom Meetings

Job description

Infrastructure Engineer

Who we are:

Pharo Management is a leading global macro hedge fund with a focus on emerging markets. Founded in 2000, the firm has offices in London, New York and Hong Kong and currently manages $7 billion in assets across four funds. Pharo trades foreign exchange, sovereign and corporate credit, local market interest rates, commodities, and their derivatives. We trade in over 70 countries across Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America as well as developed markets. Our investment approach combines macroeconomic fundamental research and quantitative analysis.

Pharo employs a diverse, dynamic team of 125 professionals representing over 20 nationalities and 30 languages. We have a strong corporate culture anchored in core values such as collaborative spirit, creativity, and respect. We are passionate about what we do and are committed to attracting the best and brightest talent. This is a great opportunity to join a market leader, and contribute to our continued success.

Job description:

We are seeking a talented, energetic, self-starter for an Infrastructure Engineer position in our London office. The successful candidate will leverage the latest tools and concepts to provide infrastructure engineering and operational support across the enterprise. This role is focused on maintaining and enhancing the firm's current infrastructure landscape, with ongoing consideration on how emerging technologies could enhance operation efficiency or resiliency. A basic understanding of financial markets and trade lifecycles is a plus.

Responsibilities:

1. Deployment, configuration, management and troubleshooting of on-prem and cloud hosted technology infrastructure, including but not limited to:
   • Switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, WAPs
   • Compute and storage infrastructure
   • Cloud IaaS / PaaS services
   • Infrastructure-as-code (IAC) tools
   • Voice and video conferencing hardware and software
2. Overseeing and implementing infrastructure hardware/software lifecycle management.
3. Maintaining documentation and enforcing secure system policies.
4. General Windows server administration and troubleshooting.
5. Escalation point for end-user support issues in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
6. Participating in an off hour on-call rotation and occasional weekend work.

Skills and Behaviors:

1. Effective communication skills with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
2. Demonstrated ability to think critically and problem solve.
3. Ability to effectively balance multiple priorities simultaneously.
4. Process-oriented approach to work with strong time-management skills.
5. Ability to work well in a team environment.
6. Desire to continuously learn and excel.

Experience:

1. 8+ years of experience in an infrastructure-focused role with exposure to end-user support.
2. Exposure to issue tracking and change management processes.
3. Exposure to the following technologies a plus:
   • Azure IaaS / PaaS
   • Cisco IOS and CUBE
   • FortiGate
   • Nutanix HCI
   • PowerShell / Python
   • SSO / SAML / OAuth
   • Terraform / IaC Tools
   • Zoom Meetings / Rooms / Phone