Lead Desktop Engineer

Client

Elite Buy-Side Trading Firm

Salary

Up to $300k USD + Bonus

Location

NYC (Hybrid)

Sells:

• Cutting-edge tech
• Ownership of multiple greenfield projects
• No red tape
• A friendly/collaborative environment
• Beautiful offices
• Personal projects on Fridays!

An technology-driven trading firm is looking for a highly talented Lead Desktop Engineer with financial services experience to join and lead an elite group of individuals.

This team has an unlimited tech budget, promotes a great culture, and is made up of fantastic like-minded individuals.

Role:

• Leading a small team across all L1-L3 issues
• Spending time working on mission-critical infrastructure projects
• Automating anything and everything
• Continuing to expand both their on-prem and cloud storage offerings
• Working across different OS

Skills:

• 6+ years of experience as a Desktop Engineer/Systems Administrator within financial services - ideally for a trading firm
• Some experience leading a small team and being the contact point to the business for that team
• Strong knowledge of automation e.g. PowerShell
• Good understanding of the Windows Infrastructure stack (Server, O365, AD)
• Experience with VMware or Hyper V
• Familiarity with storage is a plus (both on-prem and cloud)
• A Computer Science Degree is heavily advantageous but not essential