Senior Systems Engineer- Microsoft M365/Active Directory at Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join its Global Windows Platform & Services team. This is a hybrid role, requiring three days in the Greenwich, CT office and two days of remote work.The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for the planning, designing, automating, orchestrating, and implementing Microsoft solutions in Interactive Brokers' data centers and in the Microsoft Cloud. The candidate will need to have expert knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating and Office Suite, Microsoft Azure Cloud and Cloud Virtual Desktops, M365 and other 3rd party cloud technologies.Responsibilities:

• Architect and design solutions to meet functional and non-functional requirements
• Enforce adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.
• Proactively guide engineering methodologies, standards, and practices
• Provide guidance to engineering staff and review as-built configurations during the construction phase
• Create logical and physical design for all Microsoft M365 solutions
• Troubleshoot Active Directory Infrastructure, Entra, Group Policies, AD/Infoblox DNS, Microsoft PowerShell, Windows Server 2012, 2016 and 2019 and Windows 10/11
• Gather and document business requirements, assess technical capabilities, and analyze findings to translate into technology solutions
• Follow policies and procedures for change, problem, and incident management
• Plan, design, implement, and configure Active Directory and Group Policy in our domain environment
• Share leading industry best practices with other Windows team members
• Participate in L3 problem escalations and resolve desktop and server support issues
• Participate in the 24x7 on-call rotation and planned maintenance activities after hours and on weekends when needed
• Create High-level and Low-level Architecture for Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Azure Active Directory

Requirements:

• 8-15 years of hands-on IT Engineering experience
• Minimum of 3+ years in a cloud engineering role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms
• 5+ year in-depth Microsoft M365 Experience
• Knowledge in Entra and Compliance/Security Portal a must
• 5+ years of experience in similar role (Active Directory Design, Azure Cloud and M365 break/fix, engineering, complex implementations)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a global financial organization (e.g., Brokerage, Trading, or Investment Management)
• Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS capabilities
• Expert-level experience with Active Directory federation services (SAML, Single Sign-On (SSO), Two-Factor authentication, RBAC and other related Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies
• Knowledge of cloud security controls, including conditional access policies, tenant isolation, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, key management
• Extensive, real-world experience designing technology components for enterprise solutions with a focus on cloud technologies
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraforms, etc is a must
• Experience with relational, graph and/or unstructured data technologies such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, HD Insights, Hadoop, Cloudera, MongoDB, MySQL, Neo4j, Cassandra, Couchbase
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages such as JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash, SQL, .NET, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, PERL, C++, etc.
• Experience in distilling complex technical challenges to actionable decisions for stakeholders and guiding project teams by building consensus and mediating compromises when necessary
• Experience coordinating the intersection of complex system dependencies and interactions
• Experience in solution delivery using Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated knowledge of relevant industry trends and standards

Interactive Brokers offers:

• Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
• Retirement plan 401(k) with a competitive company match
• Excellent health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness screenings and assessments, health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off and a generous parental leave policy
• Daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
• Education reimbursement and learning opportunities