Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer

Who we are:

Pharo Management is a leading global macro hedge fund with a focus on emerging markets. Founded in 2000, the firm has offices in London, New York and Hong Kong and currently manages $7 billion in assets across four funds. Pharo trades foreign exchange, sovereign and corporate credit, local market interest rates, commodities, and their derivatives.  We trade in nearly 100 countries across Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America as well as developed markets. Our investment approach combines macroeconomic fundamental research and quantitative analysis.

Pharo employs a diverse, dynamic team of 125 professionals representing over 20 nationalities and 30 languages. We have a strong corporate culture anchored in core values such as collaborative spirit, creativity, and respect. We are passionate about what we do and are committed to attracting the best and brightest talent.

This is a great opportunity to join a market leader, and contribute to our continued success.

Job description:

We are seeking a talented, energetic, self-starter for an Infrastructure Engineer position in our London office. The successful candidate will leverage the latest tools and concepts to provide infrastructure engineering and operational support across the enterprise. This role is focused on maintaining and enhancing the firm’s current infrastructure landscape, with ongoing consideration on how emerging technologies could enhance operation efficiency or resiliency. A basic understanding of financial markets and trade lifecycles is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Deployment, configuration, management and troubleshooting of on-prem and cloud hosted technology infrastructure, including but not limited to:
  • Switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, WAPs
  • Compute and storage infrastructure
  • Cloud IaaS / PaaS services
  • Infrastructure-as-code (IAC) tools
  • Voice and video conferencing hardware and software
• Overseeing and implementing infrastructure hardware/software lifecycle management.
• Maintaining documentation and enforcing secure system policies.
• General Windows server administration and troubleshooting.
• Escalation point for end-user support issues in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Participating in an off hour on-call rotation and occasional weekend work.

Skills and Behaviors:

• Effective communication skills with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and problem solve.
• Ability to effectively balance multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Process-oriented approach to work with strong time-management skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Desire to continuously learn and excel.

Experience:

• 10 - 15 years of experience in an infrastructure-focused role with exposure to end-user support.
• Exposure to issue tracking and change management processes.
• Exposure to the following technologies a plus:
  • Azure IaaS / PaaS
  • Cisco IOS and CUBE
  • FortiGate
  • Nutanix HCI
  • PowerShell / Python
  • SSO / SAML / OAuth
  • Terraform / IaC Tools
  • Zoom Meetings / Rooms / Phone