Windows Software Engineer

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:

1. Design, build, and optimize a resilient, high-availability Windows environment on bare-metal servers tailored to low-latency trading needs.
2. Develop advanced PowerShell and Python scripts to automate infrastructure tasks, configuration management, and system monitoring.
3. Continuously tune and optimize Windows systems for maximum speed and efficiency, minimizing downtime and latency in the trading environment.
4. Drive scaling and globalization efforts, reducing redundancies, and improving windows systems and offerings for the firm at a global scale.

Key Qualifications:

1. Experience:
   1. 5+ years in Windows Systems Architecture, ideally in a trading or high-performance environment.
   2. Expertise in PowerShell scripting for infrastructure automation.
   3. Strong experience in designing and managing bare-metal Windows environments.
   4. Deep knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, and networking technologies (DNS, DHCP, etc.).
2. Skills:
   1. Advanced PowerShell scripting.
   2. In-depth knowledge of Windows Server, virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware), and storage solutions.
   3. Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks.