3rd Line Infrastructure Specialist - Commodities Trading

A global commodities trader is looking to hire an Infrastructure Support specialist to join its growing team based out of its City of London offices.

The main remit of the role is to assist on a number of project initiatives and help support the business. Working with the Technology team, this role is accountable for the administration and ongoing development of the firm's core technology platform primarily based on Citrix, Microsoft and VMware solutions including Windows, Active Directory and Exchange.

Due to the nature of the environment, experience of working in a Trading, Commodities or Financial Services is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• 3rd line support of the Citrix, Microsoft, VMware vSphere and server infrastructure including Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2007 and Active Directory
• Administration of Network Appliance (NetApp) storage systems
• Project work within a formal framework to evaluate, design and implement new software and systems which will entail working with 3rd parties and suppliers to select and implement new technologies
• Testing and deployment of updates and upgrades to systems in order to remain in line with manufacturers and recommendations
• Ensuring that all production services are replicated and maintained within a disaster recovery site and that the failover process is documented and tested
• The role also involves a small element of applications support of business systems

Skills

• Proven experience of working in a high demanding / high pressure environment is essential
• Windows 2003 and 2008 R2 operating systems
• VMWare vSphere ESX & ESXi
• MS Exchange Active Directory Group policies
• Management of backup and restore applications
• Fully conversant with disaster recovery solutions and technologies
• Certified in one or more of the following: MCSA Windows Server 2008 , MCITP Enterprise Administrator , MCITP Server Administrator

The client is looking for candidates across a wide salary range depending on relevant experience so please send your CV to Michael Moretti for immediate consideration.