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Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Director Duration : FTE/Permanent Location : onsite 4 days a week in NYC, WFH 1 day a week (Friday) Salary: 175-200k +bonus We're looking for an experienced infrastructure professional to help keep our environment secure, stable, and running at its best. You'll support project work across the full application lifecycle, following architectural best practices, and provide hands-on support for back-office systems including trading platforms, fund accounting, and financial accounting applications. What You'll Do Manage Windows Server environments end-to-end — patching, security updates, performance tuning — across dev, test, and production Configure, install, and support our VMware virtualization environment (software and hardware components) Keep documentation current and help improve it over time Troubleshoot issues and support the help desk with escalations Monitor infrastructure health, generate statistical reports, and track system capacity Support capacity planning and performance monitoring to keep infrastructure aligned with business needs Pitch in on day-to-day server environment management What You'll Need 10+ years in IT infrastructure, ideally with financial/trading environment experience Comfort working under pressure across multiple priorities, with strong ethics and discretion Advanced Citrix skills — Delivery Controller, PVS, StoreFront, NetScaler/VPX (Citrix Cloud a plus) Deep experience with Azure and AWS (IaaS/PaaS) — VNets/VPCs, private networking, storage accounts, containers, Function Apps, managed databases Strong background managing Cisco UCS compute and PURE (or similar) storage arrays Familiarity with SCCM or similar for patching and package deployment Extensive experience deploying and maintaining Windows Server environments, including SQL, Exchange, and Active Directory Active Directory expertise — troubleshooting, replication, domain setup, GPOs, ACLs Solid knowledge of Office 365, Azure AD, and related Microsoft services Bonus: experience with Defender ATP, Intune, and vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Rapid7) Understanding of infrastructure security and authentication — SAML, Kerberos, RADIUS, MFA Experience with privileged access/identity management Hands-on experience managing monitoring platforms and custom alerting PowerShell scripting, plus experience with code repositories and CI/CD pipelines Strong root-cause analysis and troubleshooting skills Experience with task scheduling platforms Willingness to work occasional evenings/weekends and participate in on-call rotation (24/7 team coverage) A professional, service-oriented approach when working with the business Ability to support multiple global locations Excellent communication and interpersonal skills A collaborative mindset that values diverse perspectives Nice to Have SQL Server database administration experience Cloud security experience — Entra ID, Azure Policies, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup Center Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Cloud Adoption/Well-Architected frameworks
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.