Application Support Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global quantitative trading firm is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join their team. In this role, you will provide application support amid a rapidly growing system environment, engage in incident management, and work on automation and monitoring solutions. The company offers a tech-driven atmosphere with excellent work-life balance and competitive compensation including bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

Free Breakfast and Lunch

2 days per week WFH

Free On-Site Gym

Year 1 guaranteed bonus

13% pension

Qualifications

• 3+ years of application support experience.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Grafana and Splunk.

Responsibilities

• Provide application support to a growing estate of systems.
• Engage in incident management and root cause analysis.
• Implement and enhance platform monitoring.

Skills

Scripting

Application Support

Monitoring Tooling

Cloud Exposure

Automation

Tools

Grafana

Splunk

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

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Application Support Engineer - Global Quant Trading Firm | Up to £160k TC

A globally renowned quantitative trading firm who are currently experiencing strong growth are searching for a highly technical application support analyst to support their expanding application stack.

You'll be joining a collaborative environment where technology is very much at the fore-front. This hire will be expected to work heavily on automation and monitoring - ideal for someone who enjoys scripting, AI, and next-gen tooling.

Below I have included a breakdown of the role, company, and requirements. Please review and if the opportunity seems like a good fit share your CV!

Role:

• Provide application support to a fast growing estate of systems
• Engage in incident management and root cause analysis
• Identify opportunities for automation and implement appropriately, utilising scripting across Python, PowerShell, and Bash
• Set-up and enhance platform monitoring, utilising technologies such as Grafana and Splunk to maximise platform uptime
• Work to onboard new applications and enhance existing ones
• Get exposure to a diverse application environment covering Linux, Windows, AWS, and SAAS
• Identify practical applications for GenAI platforms such as ChatGPT

Company:

• Tech led approach - Drives approach to trading and internal investment decisions
• c.1,000 staff - Good size for exposure, yet opportunity
• Main engineering and trading hub based out of start of the art brand new London based office
• Flat structure to facilitate collaboration and allow access to C level members
• Great work life balance quoted frequently on Glassdoor - Free Breakfast and Lunch, 2 days per week WFH, Free On-Site Gym
• Great compensation - Year 1 guaranteed bonus, 13% pension, Potential for Sign-On Bonuses

Requirements:

• 3+ Years application support experience
• Monitoring tooling experience i.e. Grafana and Splunk
• Strong Scripting - Python/Bash/PowerShell
• Cloud exposure (preferably AWS)
• IaaC tooling experience i.e. Terraform and Ansible