Jr. Systems Administrator

Jr. Systems Administrator– FinTech Investment Banking

Location: San Francisco, CA

Hybrid model: 3 days in office, 2 days work from home

Position: Financial Technology Partners is seeking a Jr. Systems Administrator

Company Description: Financial Technology Partners (aka "FT Partners") is the only investment banking firm focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. We broadly define the sector as the dynamic convergence of technology-based solutions and financial services. FT Partners was recently recognized as "Dealmaker of the Year" and "Investment Banking Firm of the Year" by the M&A Advisor. FT was also named the #8 Best Internship Program for 2022 according to Firsthand (Vault).

The firm was founded by Steve McLaughlin, Managing Partner, formerly a senior investment banker in Goldman Sachs & Co.'s Financial Technology Group and Financial Institutions Group in New York and San Francisco. The firm's Founder and senior bankers are all highly experienced investment bankers formerly with the financial technology, M&A and investment banking groups of Goldman Sachs & Co in New York, San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles.

Role Description:

• First level helpdesk for assisting Analysts with Laptop hardware, OS, and software issues
• Help maintain local office IT infrastructure
• Imaging and provisioning laptops/workstations
• Users Provision/Deprovision
• Active Directory account creation
• NTFS File share permissions/Group Permission

Must Haves:

• Troubleshooting skills
• Windows 10 and Office 365 expertise
• Documentation
• JR networking (dhcp, static ip, gateway, physically plug things in)

Nice To Have:

• Cyber Security Knowledge
• Server 2012-2019
• Azure
• One touch Provisioning, conditional access, MFA, RDS, Networking, VLANS, FIREWALLS, VPNs, PKI/Certificates, *NIX experience, Nutanix, Sonicwall, Meraki

General Requirements:

• U.S. work authorization required. FT Partners will not sponsor applicants for work visas at application or in the future. 

Communications Skills:

• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills, able to prepare high impact materials
• Participates effectively in both internal and external meetings 
• Maturity and poise to work directly with client executives

Team Player:

• Team player who can contribute to building a positive team spirit, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically, and upholds firm values
• Ability to perform under pressure, amid tight deadlines; can effectively prioritize and plan
• Collaborative across teams and levels, both internally and externally
• Understands coaching for long term development of self and others

Why FT Partners?

• Managing Partner and Managing Directors formerly of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan
• Award-winning execution; Investment Bank of the Year / Boutique of the Year Awards (among many others)
• Executing both billion dollar and early stage / high-growth VC transactions
• Excellent career path, strong and competitive compensation
• Unparalleled deal flow with premier client base
• Access to world-class executives at high-growth companies
• Dominant footprint in the one of largest sectors: financial technology
• Top-notch financial sponsor relationships
• Close-knit, rapidly growing team 

Selected transactions include advising:

• Payoneer's $3.8 billion Merger with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp.
• Divvy's $2.5 billion Sale to Bill.com
• GreenSky's $2.2 billion Sale to Goldman Sachs
• Forge's $2 billion Merger with Motive Capital Corp.
• Revolut's $800 million Financing at a $33 billion Valuation
• Mollie's $800 million Financing
• Currencycloud's £700 million Sale to Visa
• Varo's $510 million E Round Financing
• AvidXchange's ~$400 million Financing
• Bolt's $393 million Series D Financing
• Feedzai's $200 million Series D Financing
• The Zebra's $150 million Series D Financing
• Upgrade's $105 million Series E Financing at a $3.3 billion Valuation

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment: Financial Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact [email protected].