Desktop/Tradefloor Support (Windows/AD/Exchange) - Sydney

THE COMPANY

My client is a leading International Investment Bank with an established presence in the US, Europe and Asia and due to growth in the region there is to be a large investment in technology for 2014. They have a large range of financial offerings to both public and private clients predominantly across corporate and institutional banking areas. They currently require a junior to intermediate level Desktop Engineer with strong Microsoft (Windows) product knowledge and financial (ideally trading systems) experience to join them on a contract basis initially with a view to become permanent.

THE TEAM

You'll be a part of a small team responsible for the banks local technology infrastructure ensuring systems are highly available and optimized but also work closely with the regional APAC network team to ensure consistency across the greater Asia-Pacific region. It's a fast paced Front Office environment which involves integration with a range of local and regional business users including traders.

THE ROLE

As a Desktop Engineer you'll be responsible for supporting and improving the desktop infrastructure and applications for the bank. From a technical perspective the environment is predominantly Microsoft covering technologies such as: Lync/SharePoint, Windows XP/7, Office 2003-2010, Exchange 2003-2010 as well as Blackberry devices, VPN client, Citrix. These technologies are used in unison with mission critical financial markets related applications such as Front Office Trading systems (OMS) so there's a strong emphasis on high availability and performance.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE:

- 3 years' experience as a Desktop Engineer across Microsoft Products within finance (essential).
- Experience in performance based, Real Time, low latency focused environments (ideally Front Office/Tradefloor).
- Excellent troubleshooting/problem solving skills, passionate about technology.
- Experience with MS stack: Lync/SharePoint, Windows XP/7, Office and Exchange.
- Experience with Blackberry devices, VPN client, Citrix, IPC/IPT.
- An Information Technology Degree/Diploma and MS related certifications (MCITP, CompTIA A+).
- ITIL Foundation Certificate (desirable).
- Excellent verbal/written communication and business facing skills.
- Full working rights for Australia

If this position interests you, please submit a word copy of your resume via the 'Apply Now' button or email. Or for further information please contact DANIEL quoting reference TRADING_UP_DN.

Unfortunately this opportunity does not offer visa sponsorship so please only apply if you already have full working rights for Australia.

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