Windows Systems Engineer

About Caxton Associates:

Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Monaco, Dubai and Bengaluru. Caxton Associates’ primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through a suite of products designed to fit the specific needs of investors. Employing a multi-portfolio manager framework, Caxton excels in discretionary global macro investing, leveraging its diversified expertise across asset classes and markets.

About the Role:

An excellent opportunity is open for a proactive Windows System Engineer to join a leading hedge fund and make an immediate impact on challenging infrastructure projects, driving automation, security, and efficiency across the IT infrastructure in a collaborative working environment.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on engineer who thrives in tackling complex technical tasks and is experienced with optimising and supporting a highly available IT infrastructure.

This role requires good technical and communications skills and a passion for the latest technology. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of applied experience as a Windows Systems Engineer that includes the deployment, monitoring and support of secure Windows Servers running business-critical application platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy and support Enterprise Windows Server 2019-2025 and Microsoft 365 solutions (Entra ID, Exchange, Intune, Teams, Conditional Access) to meet organizational needs and following best practices

• Manage and optimise the Windows server estate, focusing on on-prem infrastructure based on Nutanix AHV and also cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure / AWS)

• Perform system maintenance, such as applying patches and updates to ensure availability, optimal performance and security of IT infrastructure

• Monitor system performance and proactively identify/resolve issues

• Maintain detailed documentation of system setup, configuration, procedures and change

• Implement and manage security platforms including endpoint protection and patch management to protect data and shared IT infrastructure

• Manage backup solutions to ensure data recovery and resiliency

• Work as part of the Infrastructure and Systems Engineering team to plan and execute larger IT projects, such as system upgrades, migrations, and deployments

• Take ownership of ongoing Windows-related projects, driving them forward and ensuring timely completion

• Keep up to date with the latest technologies, security vulnerabilities and industry best practices

• Ensure that systems and user activities comply with organizational policies and any relevant legal or regulatory frameworks

• Troubleshoot and resolve system issues and outages