Optiver

Windows Application Specialist

What you'll do
As a Windows Application Specialist, your job is to maintain (trading) applications on the Windows platform. You are responsible for the availability and performance of those applications. The Windows Application Specialist works in a team of application specialists.
The Windows platform environment consists of Windows 2000/2003 servers and windows XP clients with office- and company specific applications. To gather application requirements the Windows Application Specialist is in close contact with the trading organisation. Responsibilities include managing and escalating changes and problems towards software vendors and in-house development.

Tasks

• Maintain a group of applications throughout their lifecycle (including installation, configuration, roll-out, upgrade etc);
• Availability, performance and monitoring of those applications;
• Creating MSI packages for client side installation
• Documentation of applications

What we need

• Knowledge and experience in maintaining client-server software
• Knowledge of Microsoft server and client systems on MCSE level
• Minimum of 3 years work experience at this level
• Basic knowledge of networks and network protocols
• Basic knowledge of server- and client hardware
• Good communication and reporting kills
• Pro-active, structured and analytical

Preffered

• Experience with scripting (command line and Perl)
• Experience with MSI packaging
• Knowledge of the ‘financial world’

What you'll get

• A high quality learning environment
• Highly technical environment with Unix, Network, Windows and Development experts
• You will get the opportunity to work with specialists in many different areas
• Access to a modern hardware environment
• High level of responsibility
• Work in a highly changing and dynamic environment
• Various opportunities to educate yourself with internal and external courses

At Optiver, we understand that our staff is our most important asset. In addition, today’s skills shortage means attracting and retaining the best employees is more important than ever. As a result, we provide a highly attractive compensation package to ensure that we can employ and hold on to the very best people.

Just imagine: 30 days’ holiday, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, a premium-free pension, great bonuses, training opportunities, relocation packages, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday-afternoon drinks and even in-house chair massages. In addition, we offer the opportunity to work in the US or Australia.

Interested?
Apply directly via the Apply now button. For more information about the position contact Benoit Monsavoir (Recruiter IT) on +31 20 531 9000.

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