Windows Engineer - HFT
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the complete server lifecycle, including deployment, maintenance, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning of physical and virtual servers.
- Maintain and improve enterprise Windows server infrastructure to ensure stability, performance, and security.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues spanning operating systems, networking, storage, and hardware components.
- Develop and enhance automation solutions to streamline provisioning, administration, and operational support.
- Build and maintain monitoring solutions, dashboards, and alerting frameworks to improve system visibility.
- Administer and support virtual desktop and application delivery platforms.
- Collaborate with software engineering and production teams to support application deployments and operational readiness.
- Contribute to infrastructure improvement initiatives focused on scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
Key Requirements
- Strong experience administering Microsoft Windows Server environments in enterprise settings.
- Deep knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, Kerberos, Windows Services, scheduled tasks, and WinRM.
- Advanced PowerShell scripting skills, including automation, remoting, module development, and performance optimization.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, VLANs, routing, and multicast technologies.
- Experience managing virtual infrastructure platforms and virtual machine environments.
- Experience supporting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops or comparable virtual application delivery technologies.
- Knowledge of access control models, RBAC, permissions management, and security best practices.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with tools such as Sysinternals, Wireshark, Resource Monitor, or equivalent diagnostics platforms.
- Experience supporting enterprise server hardware, storage systems, RAID configurations, and related technologies.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring platforms such as Nagios or similar tools.
- Exposure to CI/CD methodologies and deployment platforms such as Jenkins, Octopus Deploy, TeamCity, or related technologies.
- Experience within low-latency, trading, financial services, or other highly available production environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation best practices.
Location & Work Setup
- Hong Kong
- Onsite or hybrid working model, depending on business requirements
Why Join
- Work in a highly technical environment where infrastructure plays a critical role in business success.
- Gain exposure to complex, large-scale production systems and cutting-edge technology.
- Partner with experienced engineers, developers, and infrastructure specialists globally.
- Opportunity to drive automation, innovation, and operational improvements with visible business impact.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package with strong opportunities for professional growth.
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