IT Operations Automation Engineer

Quant Capital; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in London

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Job summary

Quant Capital is recruiting for an IT Operations Automation Engineer to join a fast-paced, engineering-led tech function. The role covers desktop, server, and network infrastructure across Windows, Linux, and macOS, with a strong automation bias via PowerShell/Bash.

You’ll support internal users, manage deployments, and contribute to automation projects that increase reliability across the firm’s IT footprint. London-based with four days in the office, it’s a hands-on, production-facing position.

Qualifications

• 3-8 years experience in IT operations.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server (client/server) and enterprise IT environments.
• Experience across Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Respond to support tickets and resolve hardware, software, and infrastructure issues across a diverse user base.
• Build and configure laptops, desktops, and servers across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• Support domain infrastructure including Active Directory, Group Policy, and access control.
• Monitor critical systems, identify risks or outages, and contribute to resolution planning.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (PowerShell or Bash) to streamline tasks.
• Collaborate with technical teams on infrastructure improvement initiatives.
• Document processes and troubleshooting procedures for internal knowledge base.
• Participate in occasional evening or weekend maintenance and support tasks.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Problem-solving

Service mindset

Team collaboration

Incident response

Tools

Active Directory

Group Policy

Windows OS

Linux

macOS

PowerShell

Job description

IT Operations Automation Engineer - Quant trading

Global Quant Trading Firm with industry competitive compensation

London - 4 days in office

Quant Capital is recruiting for a leading global trading firm seeking an IT Operations Engineer to join a fast-paced, engineering-led tech function. This is a hands-on support and systems role spanning desktop, server, and network infrastructure across Linux, Windows, and macOS environments.

You'll provide critical support to internal users, manage systems configuration and deployments, and contribute to automation projects that reduce manual effort and improve reliability across the firm's IT footprint.

Role Overview

You'll join a global operations team responsible for ensuring seamless daily functioning of core infrastructure and end-user environments. The role combines real-time problem solving, infrastructure maintenance, and technical project delivery, including scripting and automation.

This is a hybrid operations/engineering role with real visibility across systems, platforms, and business-critical workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to support tickets and resolve hardware, software, and infrastructure issues across a diverse user base
• Build and configure laptops, desktops, and servers across Windows, Linux, and macOS
• Support domain infrastructure including Active Directory, Group Policy, and access control
• Monitor critical systems, identify risks or outages, and contribute to resolution planning
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (primarily in PowerShell or Bash) to streamline common tasks
• Collaborate with technical teams across the business on infrastructure improvement initiatives
• Document processes, solutions, and troubleshooting procedures for internal knowledge base
• Participate in occasional evening or weekend maintenance and support tasks

What You'll Need

• Strong problem-solving skills and a natural service mindset
• 3-8 years experience
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure, across networking, system administration, and endpoint management
• Hands-on experience with Windows OS (client/server), Active Directory, and enterprise IT environments
• Strong PowerShell skills is a key requirement, complex scripting from scratch.
• Comfortable working across platforms, experience with Linux/macOS a plus

Why Apply?

• High-impact IT role supporting a globally distributed trading infrastructure
• Variety of work across platforms, hardware, and automation
• Hands-on tech stack with exposure to trading-critical systems
• Collaborative environment where operations and engineering are closely aligned
• Great opportunity to grow technical skills in a highly technical, user-facing team

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