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Posted November 2, 2026

Junior Systems Engineer

Renaissance Technologies

Category:Infrastructure & IT

Location:New York

Seniority
Junior
Employment type
Full-time
Salary (per year)
$156k–$195k
Bonus
Yes

Requirements

  • a bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • some experience deploying and supporting Windows and Linux servers and desktops
  • a good understanding of systems and network protocols (DNS, TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS) and Windows system internals (AD, drivers, file systems, virtual memory)
  • good troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities
  • excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have

  • some experience deploying and supporting open-source and proprietary infrastructure services (DNS, DHCP, LDAP, RADIUS, NFS, Kerberos, OpenSSL), integrating them into the existing infrastructure, and debugging and patching them (considered a plus)
  • some experience implementing, operating, and supporting open-source tools for system and security monitoring and management on Windows platforms (considered a plus)
  • knowledge of scripting to automate tasks (considered a plus)

About the role

  • among other responsibilities, deploy, support, and troubleshoot the Windows server and desktop infrastructure; document the IT infrastructure, policies, and procedures; and perform general user support
  • participate in after-hours work and an on-call rotation
  • a bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • some experience deploying and supporting Windows and Linux servers and desktops
  • a good understanding of systems and network protocols (DNS, TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS) and Windows system internals (AD, drivers, file systems, virtual memory)
  • good troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities
  • excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
  • some experience deploying and supporting open-source and proprietary infrastructure services (DNS, DHCP, LDAP, RADIUS, NFS, Kerberos, OpenSSL), integrating them into the existing infrastructure, and debugging and patching them (considered a plus)
  • some experience implementing, operating, and supporting open-source tools for system and security monitoring and management on Windows platforms (considered a plus)
  • knowledge of scripting to automate tasks (considered a plus)

Responsibilities

  • among other responsibilities, deploy, support, and troubleshoot the Windows server and desktop infrastructure
  • document the IT infrastructure, policies, and procedures
  • perform general user support
  • participate in after-hours work and an on-call rotation

What you'll get

  • $156k–$195k base salary
  • very generous benefits

Skills

Windows · Linux · DNS · TCP/IP · SMTP · HTTP/HTTPS · Active Directory · drivers · file systems · virtual memory · DHCP · LDAP · RADIUS · NFS · Kerberos · OpenSSL · scripting