PEAK6 ยท 1 day ago
Desktop Engineer (VDI)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expApex Fintech Solutions is a leading provider of fintech solutions, facilitating access to financial markets for millions of clients. They are seeking a Desktop Engineer with expertise in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to support end-user computing in a large-scale financial services environment, focusing on managing the VDI environment and ensuring seamless access to critical applications.
Financial ServicesInformation TechnologyTrading PlatformVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Oversee and manage the VDI environment (Amazon WorkSpaces, AWS End User Computing)
Ensure seamless access to developer tools, trading platforms, financial applications, enterprise applications, and market data systems
Timely and accurate oversight for system updates, performance tuning, and incident management
Manage and maintain observability and reliability solutions for 24x7 monitoring and insights to system and user health data
Provide tools, knowledge and access to IT Service and Support teams responsible for end user experience and issue resolution
Optimize VDI performance for latency-sensitive applications
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technical field (or equivalent work experience) required
3+ years of experience with desktop infrastructure
Strong VDI implementation knowledge, including Amazon WorkSpaces and AWS End User Computing solutions
Familiarity with financial trading platform access and performance optimization (order management systems, market data feeds, trading terminals)
Understanding of financial protocols (FIX, market data feeds, settlement systems)
Experience supporting regulated environments (e.g., FINRA, SEC compliance, FEDRamp, NIST, SOC)
Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
Adaptable to changing priorities, tasks, and work schedules to meet customer service standards
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and systems and provide instruction on complex processes
Understanding of low-latency requirements for trading applications
Preferred
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator)
Experience with financial trading platforms (Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet, Refinitiv Eikon)
Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements in financial services
Experience with DLP (Data Loss Prevention) and endpoint security in regulated environments
Benefits
Healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)
Competitive PTO
401k match
Parental leave
HSA contribution match
Paid subscription to the Calm app
Generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits
Company
PEAK6
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