POSITION DESCRIPTION

Infrastructure Engineer

Taconic Capital is a global alternative investment manager that specializes in finding opportunity in market complexity, dislocation, and inefficiency. We manage a wide range of investment strategies including opportunistic credit, merger arbitrage, catalyst-driven equities, and real estate, as well as a co-investment platform. Taconic was founded in 1999 by former Goldman Sachs partners, Frank Brosens and Ken Brody and currently manages more than $4.5 billion in assets.

We have offices in New York and London with approximately 68 employees. We are privately held and our partnership owns, governs and leads the firm. Taconic Capital’s first fund was launched in June 1999 and began accepting outside capital in 2000. Over the last 26 years, we have continuously evolved, adding investment capabilities, management talent and geographic reach to capitalize on the changing opportunity set, and to meet the needs of our firm and investors.

Taconic Capital follows a disciplined, replicable investment process that aims to identify investment opportunities with three distinct elements: inefficiencies, catalysts and a margin of safety. We are opportunistic investors and agnostic as to where in the capital structure an investment is made. We have a collaborative, team-oriented culture with an open communication architecture that enables real-time decision-making among investment team members across asset classes, specialties and geographies. Taconic Capital evaluates, adjusts and manages risk, supported by a balance between qualitative and quantitative metrics.

Our culture of collegiality, teamwork, meritocracy and rigorous performance standards, supports everything we do and drives our philosophy of treating our investors as true partners.

Our principles underscore who we are and how we approach our work. They provide an important framework for collaboration and innovation across all functions of the organization.

• We live by the ethics of integrity and honesty
• We put investors first
• People drive our success
• We aim to be a meritocracy
• Everyone’s job is people development
• We value collegiality
• We strive to be flexible and creative in our thinking
• We encourage an open and honest dialogue
• We take risks prudently

We are committed to employing world class talent across all aspects of our business, which brings to the firm a diverse range of backgrounds, attitudes, values, beliefs, and experiences. Our ongoing focus is to create a working culture that connects each employee to the organization, and encourages collaboration, flexibility, and fairness.

Taconic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We base all employment decisions on merit, qualifications and abilities and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, creed, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law or any other characteristic protected by law.

THE ROLE

We are seeking to recruit an Infrastructure Engineer. The compensation range for this position is $130,000 - $160,000 base salary plus bonus. The position will be in our headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Our office works on a hybrid, 4-day in-office schedule with mandatory Tuesday through Thursday attendance.

Core responsibilities

• Work closely with the Infrastructure Manager and serve as a primary point of contact for resolving infrastructure and user-facing issues, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
• Proactively manage and maintain core systems, including patch management and upgrades
• Resolve daily issues effectively and create documentation when new issues arise.
• Communicate effectively to ensure a cohesive and fluid working environment.

Key Technical Skills and Experience

• Manage and maintain our hosted cloud environments, ensuring system health and security while keeping budget and operations in mind.
• Manage our Citrix images, and updates of our Citrix stack.
• Administer and configure Active Directory services, including ADDS, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy (GP).
• Oversee server and network patching using tools such as Shavlik and PDQ.
• Maintain and support our VMware ESXi virtual environment.
• Scripting includes PowerShell, Bash and Linux
• Administer and support SAN technologies.
• Maintain backups
• Provide advanced support for Office 365 and related services.
• Deliver high-level, "white glove" technical support to end-users.

Basic Knowledge:

• Exposure to networking technologies
• Possess the skills to effectively troubleshoot issues, and content switch between different technologies
• Data Center technology
• Good understanding in backup technologies (Veeam)
• EDR and endpoint management
• Exposure to Linux (Red Hat) OS and basic levels of support
• Strong documentation and process management skills

Experience:

• Minimum of 5-7 years with virtualization, Active Directory, Windows OS and Citrix
• Financial Services or Hedge Fund experience preferred
• BA/BS degree required

Other Required Qualifications:

• Adaptability & Growth: A continuous learner who is open to new technologies, projects, and initiatives. You must be able to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, diverse, and growth-oriented environment.
• Problem-Solving: Proven ability to perform intermediate root cause analysis, resolve critical issues under pressure, and apply creative problem-solving skills with a critical eye for detail.
• Execution: Capable of balancing multiple priorities, managing time effectively, and meeting deadlines while handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Communication & Service: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong focus on providing a high level of professionalism and customer service