This position is open to engineers based near Manchester or Sofia, Bulgaria. We are seeking an experienced Windows Automation Engineer to join our team of highly skilled engineers across Boston & London. You would be working in a friendly and social team that is motivated to solve complex problems and design interesting solutions. You would have the chance to take a part in transforming our infrastructure working with modern open-source solutions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing automation solutions to improve the scalability and efficiency of our Windows server environments and hypervisor platforms. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain PowerShell and Python scripts/tooling to automate routine Windows Server tasks. Design and implement automation workflows for server provisioning, configuration, and management tasks. Manage and scale virtualized environments using various hypervisors. Integrate Ansible, Terraform, and other automation tools with Windows servers. Ensure high availability and disaster recovery of virtualized systems. Document automation processes and maintain version control via Git. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and provide automation solutions. Work collaboratively and as a trusted partner with infrastructure teams and stakeholders to understand requirements and provide solutions. Promote and adhere to best practice across Technology by aligning strong engineering skills, attention to detail and knowledge of industry trends and best practices to build reliable, high performance and robust solutions. Key Skills & Experience: 5 years of experience in Windows Server administration and automation. Proficient with PowerShell scripting and automation. Experience with managing and scaling hypervisor technologies at an enterprise level. Strong understanding of Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC). Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience with Grafana & Prometheus Participate in an on-call support rota Native level of communication skills in English Python experience Nice to have: Certifications in Windows Server, VMWare, Hyper-V, Ansible, or Terraform Experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS. Experience working with enterprise hardware in the datacenter Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field Perks: Possibility of traveling to quantitative finance, scientific and industrial conferences. Opportunities to learn from and collaborate with organisations and individuals across the quantitative finance space. Get involved in our open-source communities Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man: Man Group is proud to provide the best working environment possible for all of its employees, and we are committed to equality of opportunity. At Man Group we believe that a diverse workforce is a critical factor in the success of our business, and this is embedded in our culture and values. We run a number of external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes that help us to attract and develop talent from diverse backgrounds and encourage diversity and inclusion across our firm and industry. https://www.man.com/diversity. Man Group is also a Signatory of the Women in Finance Charter. Man Group supports many charities, and global initiatives. We support professional training and development, and requests for flexible or part-time working. Employees are also offered two 'Mankind' days of paid leave per year as part of the Man Charitable Trust's community volunteering programme. We offer comprehensive, firm-wide employee benefits including competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave. Additional benefits are tailored to local markets and may include private medical coverage, discounted gym membership and wellbeing programmes.