Server & Desktop Support + Projects SCCM / Windows *Trade Floor* London Job in City, London UK

Server Desktop Support Engineer + Projects – SCCM / AD / Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 (London – City) - required by expanding traders/brokers to provide 2-3rd line infrastructure support and full lifecycle SCCM, SCOM and Windows AD project management in their 24/7 dealing room used by Derivatives Equities traders.

This is a high profile role covering offices in US, Africa and Asia encompassing 400+ servers and 1000+ users. Project work includes the design and build of new global offices and 2 brand new datacentres (UK US).


As part of a talented team, you will be responsible for full life cycle SCCM design, build, configuration, support and management of their desktop architecture across a distributed WAN environment, their SCOM environment, OS Systems Deployments incorporating Windows 7, Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 desktop and server management including Windows Active Directory lockdown policies and domain security and domain controllers, DNS/DHCP, backup, recovery and replication. You need previous experience of building and managing a large complex SCCM 2007 environment inc SCOM, Windows 7, AD file system permissions and security, and Windows 2008 / R2 management.


This is an extremely varied and exciting role and in addition you will also get involved in supporting and managing: System Centre Updates Publisher, Sharepoint farms, Veeam Backup and Replication, SQL Server 2008 R2, Unix / Linux, scripting, SAN switches, Microsoft DFS Replication, EMC VNX Storage, VMWare View, VDi and vSphere environments. You must have a combination of some of the above technologies, and full training will be given on those required.


Any experience of working in a real-time trading environment and supporting / installing trading systems beneficial (such as TT Trading Technologies, Stellar, Patsystems, RTS, ORC, ECCO, Easyscreen, GL Trade, Fidessa) but again not essential.


This is a rare opportunity to break into the financial sector and work in a real-time 24/7 trading environment, on a globally distributed enterprise trading infrastructure, in an extremely varied role with a huge amount of technologies, with multiple full lifecycle projects from design through to implementation and to gain hands-on experience with no restrictions, and without being pigeon holed.