Lead Desktop Engineer - Hedge Fund - $200K+

Oliver Bernard; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a Lead Desktop Engineer for a premier hedge fund in New York. You will own desktop engineering efforts, setting direction and driving projects in a Windows-centric environment with Exchange, Outlook, Office 365, Azure, and AD.

The role demands strong PowerShell automation, team leadership, and excellent communication to coordinate with stakeholders and users across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Windows, Office 365, SharePoint, Azure and AD.
• Experience leading a team.
• Excellent PowerShell and scripting skills.
• Strong desktop hardware knowledge.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and drive a high-achieving engineering culture.
• Support hundreds of users in a Windows environment and across Exchange/Outlook.
• Set direction for the engineering team and own delivery outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement automation and improved processes.

Skills

Windows environment

Office 365

Azure cloud

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell automation

Desktop hardware knowledge

Team leadership

Customer-facing communication

Analytical problem-solving

Job description

Lead Desktop Engineer - Hedge Fund - $200K+

Our client is one of the world's leading hedge funds and are looking for a Lead-level Desktop Engineer to join them.

You’ll support hundreds of users in a Windows environment across Exchange and Outlook, Office, M365, Azure and Active Directory etc. and be the focal point for the engineering team - Setting direction, leading projects and driving a high achieving culture.

This is a cutting edge, technology and trading environment where you'll have true ownership of your work, be pushed to achieve every day and can offer exceptional compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• Great knowledge and experience in a Microsoft environment supporting Windows, Office 365, SharePoint, Azure cloud etc
• Strong skills with Active Directory, Group Policy, access solutions and software deployment
• Excellent PowerShell, automation and scripting skills
• Strong desktop hardware knowledge
• Proven experience of leading others and running a team
• Excellent communication skills - A “customer facing” way of working
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills