Windows Software Engineer
Job Overview:
An elite trading firm in Chicago is looking to bring on a Windows Software Engineer to their team. You will be responsible for designing and automating the firm's bare-metal Windows-based infrastructure to support high-performance trading. This role focuses on designing and architecting efficient, scalable, and secure systems.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design, build, and optimize a resilient, high-availability Windows environment on bare-metal servers tailored to low-latency trading needs.
* Develop advanced PowerShell and Python scripts to automate infrastructure tasks, configuration management, and system monitoring.
* Continuously tune and optimize Windows systems for maximum speed and efficiency, minimizing downtime and latency in the trading environment.
* Drive scaling and globalization efforts, reducing redundancies, and improving windows systems and offerings for the firm at a global scale.
Key Qualifications:
* Experience:
○ 5+ years in Windows Systems Architecture, ideally in a trading or high-performance environment.
○ Expertise in PowerShell scripting for infrastructure automation.
○ Strong experience in designing and managing bare-metal Windows environments.
○ Deep knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, and networking technologies (DNS, DHCP, etc.).
* Skills:
○ Advanced PowerShell scripting.
○ In-depth knowledge of Windows Server, virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware), and storage solutions.
Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks.
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