Lead Windows Infrastructure Engineer

Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 50+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

Our Amsterdam office is where it all began. Over 35 years ago, Optiver’s business started with a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s European Stock Exchange. Since our 1986 founding, Optiver’s Amsterdam office has grown into one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe. Our culture reflects the Dutch capital city’s progressive, innovative and inclusive nature. With its unique spirit, Amsterdam is the ideal hub for our teams to trade a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange. 

What you'll do:

Within the Infrastructure Department, various teams collaborate to build out Optiver’s intricate and dependable infrastructure layers. The team are adept at taking industry solutions and customizing them to create a best-in-class infrastructure. In this role, you will become a pivotal member of the team and drive our technology forward while ensuring the performance of our Windows based trading-systems. We are looking for a talented Windows SRE to join them and work across a host of challenges.

• Provide technical leadership, emphasizing technical expertise and stakeholder management;
• Offer clear direction and implement team strategies efficiently;
• Design, deploy and maintain a global configuration management system (Infrastructure-as-code);
• Develop and deploy hardening baselines, improving our security posture;
• Elevate our next-generation observability stack by designing advanced Windows monitoring systems that operate effectively at a large scale;
• Work on automation, build, configuration, deployment and administration tasks with PowerShell and Python;
• Fixing incidents, solving technical ad hoc problems, performance monitoring and managing the system capacity;

• Collaborate seamlessly with diverse teams to implement updates in our infrastructure and enhance support for general operations;
• Work with an engaged and motivated team, all experts in their field;

Who you are:

• Demonstrated experience in leading technological initiatives across regional domains, with a track record of driving innovation and effective stakeholder collaboration
• Proven hands-on technical expertise, with a history of aligning infrastructure standards to strategic technical objectives and roadmaps;
• Solid expertise on Windows servers and systems like Active Directory, DNS, SCOM, SQL Server;
• A focus on automating and solid scripting skills (e.g. PowerShell and/or Python);
• Configuration management tooling (e.g. PowerShell DSC);
• Knowledge of virtualization and networking, specifically VMware;
• Confident with backup solutions (i.e. Commvault);

What you'll get:

The chance to start your career working alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries.

Alongside this you will get great secondary benefits such as 25 paid vacation days, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, sports and leisure activities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massages. Being highly international, we are accustomed to guiding expats through their relocation, offering competitive relocation packages and providing visa sponsorship where necessary.

How to apply:

Apply directly via the form below for the position of Lead Windows Infrastructure Engineer. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be reviewed. When we think there is a potential match, you will hear from us sooner than you expect. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruiter Ruby Mulvaney (rubymulvaney@optiver.com). Please note, we cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons. 

If you are selected from your application to proceed to the next round for the position of Windows Operations SRE you will be required to take an online assessment.

Kindly note that we do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role.

Diversity Statement

As an intentionally flat organization, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We are passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. Every person at Optiver should feel included, valued and respected, because we believe our best work is done together.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

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