Windows Automation Engineer

Director and Head of Trading Technology at Quant Capital Consulting

Windows Infrastructure Automation Engineer – Quant Trading

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Windows Power Shell Engineer to join our high‑profile client. This is an environment of Google or a startup where tech is number 1 with a huge budget allocated towards technology. The firm is known globally for its attitudes and rigor more importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested learning and in teaching what they know, as well as learning from you.

My client is a very well known quantitative trading firm and market maker. This team has some of the best minds in Windows and Powershell Engineering.

My client has a mixed Windows and Linux environment spread across physical and virtual machines. This position suits a talented Windows Engineer with an appetite to find the best way to solve a problem and a strong level of Powershell programming and automation focus.

As an Engineer you will focus on platform engineering designs, maintaining the firm's operating systems, authentication systems, databases, virtualization infrastructure, core network services, and messaging as well as endpoints on Windows and Linux in both our internal‑and external‑facing environments.

You will be tasked with the design, implementation, and integration of infrastructure systems, on Windows‑based systems.

• Significant Windows systems automation experience.
• Powershell (ideally some C# exposure).
• In-depth understanding of the Windows platform and related technologies (e.g., Active Directory and Failover Clustering) with excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills, and familiarity with a variety of tracing tools.
• Experience with common Windows Server applications and management tools (e.g., Exchange, SQL, SCCM, Hyper‑V, ADFS, etc.).
• Working knowledge of network protocols, Linux, and information security concepts.
• Experience integrating systems across on‑premises and cloud‑based environments.
• Experience working with containers on Windows and Linux (preferred).

This role suits a candidate who has had responsibility early in their career, someone who has worked in smaller agile companies with continual change. You must be hands‑on and have excellent experience of working in a demanding or jack‑of‑all‑trades but a specialist environment. You will also be a techie motivated by technology. In return, you will be rewarded with an excellent culture, work‑life balance, benefits and remuneration.

My client is based in London

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Finance, Information Technology, and Marketing

Industries:
Computer Networking Products, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Capital Markets