Are you a seasoned Systems Engineer with a passion for building robust productivity and identity solutions in a high-performance, fast-paced environment? We are seeking a self-starter to join the Enterprise Technology team at a leading algorithmic trading firm, where you'll be on the cutting edge of automation and high-speed computing.

This firm is known for its scientific approach to trading financial products and has built one of the world's most sophisticated computing environments for research and development. You'll be joining a team of brilliant and diverse self-starters who value openness, transparency, and great ideas from everyone.

In this role, you'll be integral to developing and maintaining the productivity tooling for the entire firm, working closely with the teams responsible for Identity and Access Management (IAM), Productivity platforms, and cross-system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and automations to support IT processes and other internal teams.
• Administer and ensure the smooth operation of key productivity tools, including Slack and Google Workspace.
• Design, implement, and maintain new integrations between the productivity platform and other internal systems. This includes managing user lifecycles in LDAP, integrating SSO and SCIM for new SaaS additions, and integrating asset management tooling.
• Manage employee lifecycle practices and automations.
• Document systems architecture, processes, and best practices.
• Break down complex projects, iterate on solutions, and communicate progress to a wide variety of leads and internal stakeholders.

Required experience

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or related disciplines
• Mandatory proficiency with Python, with experience implementing substantial tools or services using it highly preferred.
• Proficiency with the administration, integration, and API capabilities of SaaS platforms such as Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian products, and Slack.
• Familiarity with Linux and comfort navigating the command line, including reading and interpreting application logs. Linux systems administration experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with authentication and provisioning methods like SAML, OIDC, SCIM, and non-standard API-based workflows. Experience with client-side SSO integrations in software applications is preferred.
• Familiarity with IaC and configuration management tools such as Terraform and SaltStack is a strong preference.

Why Join This Team?

You'll be part of a culture that thrives on excellence and collaboration, embracing togetherness and extending beyond the office walls. The company's goal is to bring the best people together to do great work in a place where everyone is valued.

In addition to competitive total compensation, the firm offers an exceptional benefits package, which commonly includes:

• Health and Wellness benefits like fully covered health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, and mental health programs.
• Financial benefits such as a generous pension and performance bonuses.
• Office Perks including free daily meals, snacks, drinks, commuter benefits, a fitness stipend or on-site gym, and relocation assistance.
• Time Off benefits like generous PTO and company-wide vacation.

If you are motivated by being at the cutting edge of automation and want to contribute your expertise to a world-class technology environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.