Hunter Bond
Windows Engineering Team Lead - FinTech - £90,000-£120,000 + Bonus
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Role: Windows Engineering Team Lead
Client: FinTech
Salary: £90,000-£120,000 + Bonus
Location: London (hybrid)
Skills: Windows Server, Azure, PowerShell, Terraform, Exchange, VMware
We’re partnering with a leading global trading firm to hire a hands-on Team Lead – Windows Engineering to take ownership of a global Microsoft infrastructure estate spanning EMEA and APAC. This is a player-coach position for someone who enjoys remaining close to technology while driving technical standards, strategy, automation, and delivery across a distributed engineering team.
What You'll Do
- Lead a global Windows Engineering function across London and APAC
- Own the technical strategy, standards, and roadmap for the Microsoft estate
- Remain hands-on across key infrastructure projects and BAU engineering
- Manage and optimise Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), Exchange, Group Policy, PKI, DNS, and DHCP environments
- Drive automation initiatives using PowerShell and Infrastructure as Code
- Oversee desktop infrastructure supporting front-office trading teams globally
- Collaborate with Linux, Network, Security, and Application teams on business-critical infrastructure
- Lead patching, hardening, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery initiatives
- Mentor engineers and develop a high-performing global team
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Qualifications
- Strong Windows Infrastructure Engineering background with leadership experience
- Deep expertise in Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), Exchange, Group Policy, DNS, and Windows Server
- Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience
- Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, or HCI environments
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or DSC
- Experience working within financial services, trading, hedge funds, or investment banking environments
- Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, security, and operational best practices
- Excellent stakeholder management and team leadership skills
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Sells
- Own the global Microsoft infrastructure strategy for a high-performing trading firm
- Genuine blend of leadership and hands-on engineering
- Significant influence over architecture, automation, and platform direction
- Direct exposure to front-office trading environments
- High-impact role with global visibility and ownership
- Collaborative engineering culture with strong investment in technology
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