Ondesk Engineer, Singapore

Confidential Search | A Top-Tier HFT / Market-Making Firm

A leading high-frequency trading and market-making firm, operating at scale across global markets with a reputation for cutting-edge execution technology, is looking for an Ondesk Engineer to join their Singapore office.

This is a confidential search managed by Lighthouse Executive on behalf of our client. Full company details will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

About the Opportunity

This firm is one of the most technologically advanced players in electronic trading, operating across thousands of securities, hundreds of venues, and dozens of countries, with a relentless focus on speed, precision, and reliability. Their Singapore desk is a critical node in their global infrastructure, and they're now looking for an Ondesk Engineer to be the hands-on technical backbone of that operation.

This is a rare opportunity to sit inside a live trading floor environment, not a back-office helpdesk, where your work has direct, visible, daily impact on the firm's ability to trade. You'll own both the desktop support function for traders and staff, and the physical management of the local data center. It's a role with real ownership, fast decision-making, and high trust placed in the person who holds it.

Primary Responsibilities:

Desktop & End-User Support

Set up, configure, and maintain Windows desktop environments across the office: hardware/software management, security patching, and health monitoring to global standards
Provide first-line local and second-line regional support, resolving and escalating incidents quickly
Become the trusted go-to technical contact for traders and staff
Manage user accounts, software installs, and general office IT/facilities issues

Data Center Operations

Take ownership of the Singapore Data Centre and local server room: coordinating deliveries, patching cables, racking/installing servers, and managing inventory
Operate within global standards, change-control, and safety procedures for all physical infrastructure work
Act as the on-site point of contact for vendor/colo coordination (smart-hands requests, access management, escorted visits)

Infrastructure & Asset Management

Maintain accurate, audit-ready inventory of all hardware and software
Proactively identify and drive improvements to local IT systems and processes

What You'll Need:

3 to 5 years of relevant experience spanning desktop/end-user support and hands-on data center or server room work
Experience working in a high-pressure, time-critical environment; financial services, trading, or similarly demanding settings strongly preferred
Working knowledge of Windows 7&10 and Microsoft Office in an enterprise environment
Genuine hands-on comfort racking, cabling, and patching physical infrastructure, not just managing systems remotely
Strong inventory and asset management discipline
Excellent spoken and written English; confident communicating directly with senior stakeholders

Why Apply:

Be part of a highly skilled & focused team.
A great place for picking up practical experience new tech and geographic mobility.
Teams that are passionate about continually learning, improving and raising the ba
Organization provides top line benefits