- Ref: CHI-010
- City: United States-Chicago
- Experience: mid level
Role Description
We are looking for an experienced Windows Engineer who will play a critical role in system administration of our technical environment. The Windows Engineer will be part of highly experienced team, and be provided new challenges on a daily basis. Our flat culture encourages not only knowledge and best practice sharing, but also the opportunity to have your voice heard.
Key accountabilities
- Maintain/administer highly-available Active Directory environment (including DHCP and DNS on infoblox-based appliances)
- Maintain/administer highly-available Exchange 2007, Blackberry 4.x, and Ironport-based messaging environment
- Verify the success/failure of nightly TSM backups, ensure backups are sent to our D3P, and remedy any failures in our nightly backup environment
- Maintain/administer highly-available SAN based on 3PAR technology
- Maintain/address electronic compliance needs for the firm
- Maintain, improve, extend the remote access capabilities of the firm’s employees, including RSA soft tokens and global phone coverage
- Maintain/administer McAfee-based antivirus environment
- Automate back-office administration via various scripting languages
- Maintain a highly-available, highly performing virtualization environment
- Provide remote desktop capabilities through Microsoft Terminal services
Technical requirements
- 4+ years of MS Windows administration
- Ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment
- Ability to work in a team environment
- In depth knowledge of Active Directory and MS Exchange 2007
- Knowledge of SAN and anti-virus solutions
Success Factors
- Must be a self starter, and able to work productively under minimal supervision
- Strong desire to solve problems
- Sense of urgency a must
- Strong prioritization skills
- Knowledge of Financial Markets (particularly derivatives) is an advantage, and a passion for the industry is essential
- Excellent trouble-shooting and diagnostic skills; ability to solve problems creatively and proactively
- Strong communication and relationship building skills are vital