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XR Trading is a proprietary trading firm with employees in the Netherlands, Singapore, UK and US. XR participates in a wide variety of marketplaces including global futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies. Our culture emphasizes teamwork, and focuses on continuous integration and test-driven development.
Job Function & Responsibilities
- We are seeking a talented and self-motivated Senior Windows Administrator to join our growing IT team
- The candidate will be added to an existing IT team where they will interact with all IT functional areas (e.g. architecture, design, network engineering, Helpdesk/Desktop support, application development and support)
- The candidate will be working in a dynamic, heterogeneous environment and must have an extensive technical background including experience in troubleshooting, monitoring, maintenance and networking
Location
- Employee must be legally authorized to work in US
- Work location in the US is generally flexible and subject to approval
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year university in computer science, information science or related technical field
Required Experience & Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Thorough knowledge (5+ years) of Windows architecture, deployment, administration, networking, performance monitoring/tuning, security hardening, troubleshooting and production operations
- Thorough knowledge of Windows 7 and Windows 10 desktop operating systems
- Highly organized, self-motivated, able to multi-task, able to work independently as well as a team player
- Must be willing to work some weekend shifts in support of maintenance and participate in On-call for overnights, weekends and holidays on a rotational basis with openness to change duties
- Must have operations experience in 24/7 environments
- Must be knowledgeable about Active Directory and recent versions of Microsoft Exchange
- Have familiarity with basic Linux commands and ability to assist in building and managing Linux systems
- System configuration experience (SMS, Altiris, PowerShell)
- Experience supporting Citrix is a plus
- System monitoring experience (SNMP, Dell Open Manage, etc.)
- Working knowledge of virtualization (Hyper-V, VMWare, etc.) is a plus
- Linux experience is a plus
- The ideal candidate will have worked within the financial industry with a robust background in Linux design, implementation and support
- Must be highly self-motivated, excel at multitasking, and comfortable working in a demanding, state of the art trading environment
Please note: only individuals whose qualifications match our current needs will be contacted for further screening and/or interviews. XR Trading does not hire candidates who are currently on a student visa or who now or in the future will require XR to sponsor them for employment visa. Thank you for your interest in XR Trading!
