What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Windows Engineer position at Hudson River Trading?
Hudson River Trading is looking for a Senior Windows Engineer to join the IT team. In this role, you will contribute to improving our Windows platform reliability by engineering automation to surface and address technical inefficiencies with on-premise and Azure infrastructure. You will design and operate monitoring and log aggregation systems to improve visibility into the performance of the Windows platform, implement configuration as code to reduce operational overhead, and develop PowerShell-based systems to improve reliability.
The ideal candidate is an eager problem solver who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Terrific communication, collaboration skills, and a positive attitude towards team members and internal customers are crucial to success within the role.
Responsibilities
- Develop PowerShell systems to automate operational tasks and improve the reliability of the Windows platform
- Implement configuration as code to reduce the operational overhead of managing Windows infrastructure
- Leverage automation to surface and address technical inefficiencies in Windows endpoints, Windows infrastructure, and Microsoft Azure resources
- Participate in ongoing engineering, maintenance, and support efforts to improve the Windows environment
Qualifications
- 10 years of experience as a Microsoft-based technology engineer
- Experience implementing and configuring monitoring platforms for a Windows environment
- Configuration as code platform experience, such as with Salt, Ansible, or Microsoft DSC
- Prior experience configuring an orchestration platform, such as Jenkins, to automate PowerShell processes
- Experience aggregating Windows event logs and flat file logs into systems such as the ELK stack or Splunk
- Prior experience managing Veeam backups with code
- Experience developing PowerShell-based systems
- A general design approach that incorporates security best practices, business continuity, high availability, and scalability
- A self-motivated and driven work ethic
Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.-JL1
Salary : $150,000 - $250,000
