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Senior Systems Engineer

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $200,000–$200,000🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, build, and maintain core Windows, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure for a proprietary trading firm's IT operations.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Infrastructure)

Builds

On-premises data centers, Windows Server/Desktop environments, virtualization platforms, and cloud infrastructure

Domain

Financial Services / IT Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Windows Server administration, Virtualization technologies, Cloud computing, Identity and Access Management (Azure AD, Active Directory), TCP/IP and multicast, PowerShell scripting, Python scripting, Configuration management (Ansible, Salt, Terraform), Endpoint management (Microsoft Endpoint Manager)

Preferred skills

Infrastructure as Code adoption, Mentoring junior staff, On-call rotation readiness

Technologies

Windows Server, Azure AD, Active Directory, Ansible, Salt, Terraform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, PowerShell, Python

Responsibilities

Support and maintain east coast data centers, Design and maintain Windows Server/Desktop environments, Design and maintain virtualization and cloud environments, Leverage automation for infrastructure deployment, Partner with Security on identity and access management, Perform Windows OS performance tuning, Author system design documentation, Promote Infrastructure as Code, Mentor junior IT staff, Participate in on-call rotation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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