Infrastructure Engineer

About Us

Founded in 1983, BTG Pactual is now the largest investment bank in Latin America. We're committed to a future where investing is dynamic and straightforward, which is why we're undergoing a digitization and expansion process across various fronts. Our entrepreneurial mindset allows us to empathize with our clients and understand their challenges, leading to swift, autonomous, and bureaucracy-free solutions. Renowned for our excellence, flexibility, and versatility, we serve clients from our offices in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia.

The Role

This is a temp to perm opportunity for an initial period of 12 months, on an Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) basis. Due to ongoing growth within our Technology Team, the intent will be for this position to transition into a permanent role upon the successful completion of the initial 12 month period, subject to performance and business requirements.

This is currently a hybrid role requiring a minimum of three days per week in the London office. The successful candidate must have the flexibility to increase office attendance to four or five days per week when business needs, project demands, or critical incidents require on-site presence. As the company continues to evolve, office attendance expectations may be adjusted over time to align with business needs.

Role Responsibilities

Technical Skills

• VMware vSphere ESXi 8+: host provisioning, command line admin, storage provisioning, Veeam; excellent understanding of virtual infrastructure and its link to the physical environment
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019–2025: Active Directory, Entra ID, Print Servers, GPO, DNS/DHCP, User Management, NTFS file permissions, Rubrik and Veeam Backup Exec, Dell servers, RAID, Security, Internal/Public Key Certification infrastructure, SANs – iSCSI Storage
• Experience configuring high-performance / high-availability SQL Servers in both virtual and physical environments
• Fully conversant with disaster recovery solutions and technologies; Zerto replication and failover experience
• AWS IaaS experience: EC2, VPC, EBS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch and related services; design and implementation of Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
• Experience operating in hybrid cloud environments spanning on-premises data centres, AWS, and Azure (highly desirable)
• Infrastructure-as-code mindset: PowerShell/Python, Configuration Management (DSC/Ansible/Chef/Puppet)
• Citrix CCA or equivalent level experience; SolarWinds Orion configuration and monitoring; Azure cloud services management
• Management of backup and restore applications such as Veeam; ability to troubleshoot and maintain server hardware; escalate hardware problems to manufacturer as required

Professional Qualifications

• Certified in one or more of the following: MCSA Windows Server 2016+, MCITP Enterprise Administrator, or MCITP Server Administrator.
• AWS certifications, such as AWS Solutions Architect or AWS SysOps Administrator, are highly desirable.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code, is required.

Experience & Behavioural Competencies

• 10+ years’ professional experience in a financial services technical role
• Team player with excellent consultative and communication skills; proven ability to work effectively with management, staff, vendors, and consultants
• Ability to work independently to meet goals and objectives with minimal supervision; strong problem-solving, prioritisation, and time management skills
• Ability to work well under pressure, responding to critical requests calmly and efficiently; manages own workload effectively, balancing competing priorities and deadlines
• Proactive mindset towards infrastructure resilience, with a focus on continuous improvement of HA and DR capabilities
• Enthusiasm for adopting AI-assisted development tools with a demonstrated ability to integrate them into daily infrastructure workflows to drive efficiency and innovation
• Commitment to a hybrid working model with a minimum of three days per week in the office, with flexibility to attend four or five days when required

Our Offer

BTG Pactual is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace and agility of a young Company. As an expanding firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognised and rewarded. We offer a fantastic opportunity for you to grow including:

• Professional, international working environment;
• Challenging, rewarding career;
• Collaborative environment;
• Competitive compensation package.

Please note that candidates should not contact BTG Pactual members directly outside of the recruitment process (e.g., LinkedIn messages or emails). All interested applicants should apply through the official application channel, as all applications are reviewed equally. Thank you!