Windows Engineer

Maven Securities ,
London, Greater London

Overview

Job Description

Our Infrastructure team is a set of broad-minded technologists with diverse backgrounds, who focus on continuously improving the end-to-end resiliency, scalability, visibility, usability, and supportability of Maven's technology systems. The Windows Engineer has full-stack responsibility for Windows desktop and server environments, virtualization, communication and collaboration systems, telephony, and more. Identify, design, and build secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions to meet the needs of a company whose trading business is expanding globally. Work directly with developers, traders, and business leaders to recommend and implement solutions which can positively impact Maven's business. Maven is undergoing a technological transition; updating our existing infrastructure and equipping it for our next stage of growth. We aim to take full advantage of modern technologies to transform our environment into something that can meet the scalability, performance, and management needs of the future. Are you ready to help us build something better? What we are looking for * Proven role in designing and building high performance VDI environments * Experience engineering desktop environments for maximum reliability and ease of management * Strong history of managing Windows Server systems and their associated infrastructure * Extensive understanding of storage systems * A drive to automate tasks (strong PowerShell and/or python skills) * Deep familiarity with Office 365 and BYOD remote computing * Good grasp of modern tools and techniques (infrastructure as code, git, puppet, chocolatey, DSC, CI-CD, etc) * Strong understanding of networking technologies * Willingness to take ownership of processes and technologies * History of continuous technical growth Maven is a proprietary trading and market making organisation formed in 2011. We employ the most talented traders, developers and engineers in the market, executing a diverse range of strategies across global equities and derivatives. We are the most active participant in many of the products we trade, contributing significant liquidity to markets around the world. Maven has a culture that is relaxed and informal but highly rewarding of strong performance; there's no dress code, plenty of free food and regular social events. We have offices in London, Hong Kong and New York and will be opening a new Chicago office as part of our plans to expand our coverage of derivatives markets Find out what it's like to work at Maven: