Senior Microsoft / Linux / Virtualization Engineer

Start : ASAP | 📍 Remote | ⏱ Part-time to Full-time | 🕙 Working hours : 10 : 00–20 : 00 (GMT+3)

Contract : Long-term, Independent Contractor

Fluent English Required

About the Client – TradeTheNews.com

TradeTheNews.com is a private financial intelligence community trusted by professional traders and institutional investors. The platform delivers real-time analyst audio squawks, headline feeds, and interactive Q&A with analysts — 24 hours a day.

We are known for our speed and ability to filter out market noise, enabling clients to focus on their core activity — trading. Our global team includes former hedge fund analysts, proprietary and institutional traders, and specialists in equities, FX, futures, fixed income, and credit.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Microsoft / Linux / Virtualization Engineer with over 10 years of hands-on experience to manage and support enterprise-grade IT infrastructure for a high-availability financial services platform. This is a long-term remote contract role with potential to grow from part-time to full-time.

You will play a key role in maintaining Microsoft systems, VMware environments, and supporting a global team that depends on low-latency, mission-critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Maintain and support Microsoft-based IT infrastructure.

Administer and troubleshoot virtualization environments (primarily VMware).

Provide advanced technical support to both IT and non-IT users.

Collaborate with software development teams for optimal resource planning and incident resolution.

Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation on configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.

Required Qualifications

Microsoft Infrastructure

Deep expertise in Active Directory, including AD Forest migration, GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS, WSUS.

Hands-on experience with Windows Server and Windows endpoint administration.

Strong background in Exchange 2016 and newer, including administration and support.

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2008+ administration.

Familiarity with patch management, antivirus systems, desktop standards, and hardware imaging.

Virtualization (VMware)

Proven experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi 6.x+, and Horizon View 7.x+ (VDI).

Solid understanding of virtualization infrastructure design and performance tuning.

Strong skills in golden image maintenance, application layering, GPO-based user profile management.

Experience diagnosing VDI issues (e.g. performance bottlenecks, CPU % ready, access errors).

Knowledge of SAN / VSAN storage systems.

Linux Systems (Nice to Have)

Experience with Ubuntu, CentOS, or RedHat.

System performance tuning, monitoring tools, and scripting.

Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes container platforms.

Other Tools & Technologies

Strong understanding of networking : VLANs, netmasks, ACLs, DHCP, DNS, routing.

Experience with Zabbix, Kibana, or similar monitoring systems.

Proficiency with Veeam backup and recovery solutions.

Basic to advanced scripting skills (PowerShell, Ansible) for automation.

Preferred Certifications

Microsoft Expert-level (MCSE or equivalent)

VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV and / or VCP-DTM)

Cisco CCNP or equivalent networking certification

Contract & Work Setup

Type : Independent contractor (you must be registered as self-employed in your country).

Work mode : Fully remote.

Schedule : 10 : 00–20 : 00 GMT+3.

Commitment : Part-time to Full-time, long-term