Systems Engineer - Microsoft

Our philosophy

• We believe in relentless automation of repetitive tasks.
• We have the curiosity and drive to dig deep and find creative solutions.
• We believe our goal is to find the right solution rather than always being right.
• We provide exceptional customer service to our teams and trading desks.
• We care more that the right thing is done than about rigid job descriptions or boundaries.

What you'll do

• Administer core Microsoft services: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Exchange (on-premise, Online, hybrid).
• Deploy, maintain and support Windows Server environments (2016-2025).
• Support Microsoft cloud services (Entra ID, OneDrive, Copilot, Microsoft 365 services).
• Configure single sign on and federation (SAML, OAuth/OIDC, SCIM).
• Triage and resolve tickets from the operations queue; respond to critical production incidents.
• Implement planned and ad hoc changes in accordance with firmwide change management processes.
• Maintain clear system documentation and capture specialized configurations as repeatable runbooks.
• Participate in a global support team with on call rotation and occasional weekend maintenance.

Your background

• Experience managing Windows Server infrastructure in high visibility, mission critical environments.
• Experience administering Windows Server services: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Failover Clustering.
• Experience with Entra ID, Exchange (Server/Online/Hybrid) and MECM (SCCM) is preferred.
• You can use scripts (e.g. PowerShell, Python) to automate routine administrative tasks.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, server hardware and VM deployments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. You can work across teams and have evidence-based discussions on technical and operational topics.
• You are eager to learn, collaborate, and find solutions under interesting constraints.

Bonus points if you have

• Experience with Splunk, Grafana, Alertmanager, Prometheus.
• Familiarity with DevOps/CI CD and IaC practices, containerization and Kubernetes.
• Prior experience in the trading or financial services industry.

Pay and benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $160,000 depending on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.