Windows Engineer (Team Lead): £120k + Bonus (FinTech)

Role: Team Lead – Windows Engineering

Client: Financial Services / Trading Firm

Salary: £120k + Bonus

Location: London (hybrid)

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

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

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

If interested, please apply with your updated CV.

Email: jhayne@hunterbond.com