Windows Systems Engineer - Macro Hedge Fund

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading market-focused hedge fund seeks a Windows Systems Engineer to join their Technology Infrastructure team. The role involves deploying and supporting enterprise Windows Servers and Microsoft 365 solutions, with responsibilities including system maintenance and performance monitoring. The position offers excellent career progression, a strong compensation package, and various employee benefits like healthcare and a pension.

Benefits

Comprehensive pension plan

Private healthcare

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience as a Windows Systems Engineer.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts.
• Desirable skills in scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and support enterprise Windows Server and Microsoft 365 solutions.
• Manage and optimise on-prem and cloud infrastructure.
• Perform system maintenance and document system setups.

Skills

Windows Server 2012-2022

Microsoft 365

Active Directory Services

Networking concepts

Scripting

AWS Infrastructure

Financial markets/services

Job description

Job Description

The Client

My client is a market leading macro focused hedge fund with offices across EMEA, USA, UAE and APAC.

The are looking for a Windows Systems Engineer to join their core Technology Infrastructure team.

What You'll Get

• An opportunity to work in one of the most exciting and successful buy-side businesses in the City.
• An opportunity to join a strong team with a very high talent density presenting lots of opportunity for learning and development.
• Incredible career progression opportunities with potential access to all areas of the business.
• A market leading compensation package including basic salary and annual bonus.
• Benefits including a non-contributory pension, private healthcare, life assurance and 25 days annual leave.

What You'll Do

The successful candidate will be a hands-on engineer who thrives in tackling complex technical tasks and is experienced with optimising and supporting a highly available IT infrastructure.

This role requires good technical and communications skills and a passion for the latest technology. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of applied experience as a Windows Systems Engineer that includes the deployment, monitoring and support of secure Windows Servers running business-critical application platforms.

• Deploy and support enterprise Windows Server 2012-2022 and Microsoft 365 solutions (Entra ID, Exchange, Endpoint Manager, Teams, Conditional Access) to meet organizational needs and following best practices
• Manage and optimise the Windows server estate, focusing on on-prem infrastructure based on VMware/Nutanix AHV and also cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure / AWS)
• Perform system maintenance, such as applying patches and updates to ensure availability, optimal performance and security of IT infrastructure
• Monitor system performance and proactively identify/resolve issues
• Maintain detailed documentation of system setup, configuration, procedures and change
• Implement and manage security platforms including endpoint protection and patch management to protect data and shared IT infrastructure
• Manage backup solutions to ensure data recovery and resiliency
• Work as part of the Infrastructure and Systems Engineering team to plan and execute larger IT projects, such as system upgrades, migrations, and deployments

What You'll Need

• Solid experience as a Windows System Administrator; deploying and supporting enterprise Windows Server 2012-2022 and Microsoft 365 solutions with Exchange, Teams, Sharepoint, Endpoint Manager & Conditional Access.
• Solid understanding of Active Directory Services.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, LAN/WAN.
• Scripting skills are desirable for automating routine tasks and deployments.
• Good knowledge of AWS Infrastructure and Linux administration is desirable.
• Financial markets / services experience.