Trading Systems Specialist

Trading Systems Specialist: Day Shift Support role primarily focused on Front Office Trading, Electronic Trading Systems, Position Keeping, Booking Systems and Exchange Connectivity Networks, acting as a first point of contact for trading support and systems issues.

• Handle configurations, testing, releases, installations, and monitoring of trading applications and the respective back end systems.
• Act as the first point of contact for traders and others within the firm to respond to and investigate trading system issues.
• Perform system and network troubleshooting and resource optimization.
• Communicate with other members of the Support teams to ensure consistency of tools, information and processes
• Document new procedures and review and improve documentation of existing ones
• Communicate and work with external parties such as exchanges and vendors, as appropriate.
• Effectively prioritize workload and react to immediate systems issues with good judgment and credible decision-making.
• Maintain ongoing and growing technical knowledge and learning

• Exemplary troubleshooting skills
• Excellent understanding of SQL
• Excellent understanding of Linux/Unix including awk, sed, and shell scripting
• Strong understanding of perl and/or Python
• Knowledge of version and revision control practices and procedures
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Familiarity with proprietary trading environments is highly desirable
• Familiarity with financial markets is highly desirable
• Experience with Linux/Unix and network administration is highly desirable
• Knowledge of C++ and Windows administration is a plus
• Ability to integrate technical details with the big picture and communicate with other parties to provide satisfactory solutions and ensure customer satisfaction