Front Office Application Support - International Investment Bank

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working in a team to provide Systems Reliability Engineering and production management service to electronic trading system and exchange connectivity
• Troubleshooting issues across the entire technology stack: software, hardware, application, and network and provide timely solution to restore service to our critical trading functions
• Working closely with engineering/development teams to design, build, and improve our trading systems
• You will identify and drive opportunities to improve automation for the company; scope and create automation for deployment, management, and visibility of our services.
• Proactively identifying and addressing system reliability risks
• Working alongside existing global and regional team members in various locations on a follow-the-sun basis.
• Represent the RPE organization in design reviews and operational readiness exercises for new and existing services.

REQUIREMENTS

• Have 2-5 years of relevant work experience in application support in financial industry
• Competent in Linux/Bash/Python/SQL
• Enjoy new technological challenges and solving complicated problems
• Enjoy interaction with people from different teams from both business and technology. Strong communication skills and enjoy speaking with external clients/vendors
• Able to multi-task and quickly understand new and complex systems
• Interested in distributed systems and working with highly scalable and reliable services
• Like to work in a fast-moving environment and you aren't afraid to change things to make them better
• Aspire to grow as a person, as a teammate, and as an engineer
• Have grit, drive, and a deep sense of ownership

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Knowledge of FIX protocol preferable
• Knowledge of Financial/Equities markets preferable