Senior Systems Engineer

dvtrading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA and FSA options

Employer paid life & AD&D

Voluntary LTD coverage

Flexible vacation

Retirement plan with employer match

Job summary

DV Trading, a leading financial services firm, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to advance Windows, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure. The role offers work out of Chicago, New York, or London offices with exposure to modern IT operations.

You will design, implement, and optimize data-center environments, partner with security on IAM, and mentor junior staff while participating in on‑call rotations. Strong Windows and IaC skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and maintaining Windows Server/Desktop environments.
• Proficient in virtualization and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with identity platforms such as Azure AD and Active Directory.
• Experience with IaC and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, Salt.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain data centers on the east coast.
• Design and maintain Windows Server/Desktop environments.
• Build virtualization and cloud environments.
• Automate deployment and support of on-premises and cloud infra.
• Collaborate with Security on identity/access management and hardening.
• Mentor junior IT staff and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Windows Server

Virtualization

Cloud computing

Azure AD / Active Directory

Powershell

Python

Infrastructure as Code

Endpoint Manager

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Salt

Job description

About Us

Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.

Overview

DV is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer, working out of either our Chicago, New York, or London office, to join a growing IT organization that will help impact our Windows, virtualization, and cloud capabilities. In this role you will work on driving our core infrastructure forward, leveraging the latest and greatest technologies to help improve our IT operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Support and maintain all data centers on the east coast
• Design, build and maintain Windows Server and Desktop environments
• Design, build and maintain virtualization and cloud environments
• Leverage automation for deploying and supporting on-premises and cloud infrastructure
• Partner with the Security team on the design, implement, and support of our centralized identity and access management solution
• Partner with the Security team to ensure we are adhering to security best practices across all environments including patch remediation and system hardening
• Review and improve upon existing monitoring systems and process
• Perform Windows OS performance tuning
• Author and maintain computer system design documentation, diagrams, processes and procedures
• Promote and adopt Infrastructure as Code across all IT
• Be a mentor to junior IT staff
• Participate in an on-call rotation

Requirements

• Self-starter with a passion for technology and problem solving
• Experience as a senior infrastructure engineer
• Deep knowledge and practical implementation of Windows, virtualization, and cloud computing infrastructure
• Deep knowledge of Windows operating systems
• Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies
• Experience implementing and supporting identity platforms such as Azure AD and Active Directory
• Knowledge of TCP/IP and multicast
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Powershell and Python
• Extensive experience configuration management systems such as Ansible, Salt, or Terraform
• Extensive experience with endpoint management systems such as Microsoft Endpoint Manager
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Ability to present complex, technical ideas in a clear and concise manner to non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care Options
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary LTD, Life & AD&D insurance
• Flexible Vacation policy
• Retirement plan with employer match

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Base Salary Range

$200,000 - $250,000 USD