Application Support Engineer (High frequency trading firm) £160,000 + Bonus

Job Description

Job Title: Application Support Engineer

Client: FinTech trading

Salary: Up to £160,000 + Bonus/Benefits

Location: London (Hybrid)

My client is looking to expand their Application Support team and would like someone with prior front office experience to provide technical support and engineering functions in support of their proprietary and third-party trading systems. This role will be very automation-focused, so it is required that this individual is very technical!

Responsibilities:

• Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities.
• Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform.
• Promptly identify, analyze, and resolve alerts and issues, or escalate them to minimize disruptions in trade flow and prevent outages.
• Collaborate extensively with the trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development teams, and infrastructure teams.
• Supervise automated processes, scheduled jobs, and routine reports.
• Create tooling and automate processes where necessary to optimize workflows and inefficiencies.
• Liaise with Dev and Infrastructure teams to coordinate and participate in software/new version releases.

The right candidate will have the following:

• 5+ years experience supporting front office applications and trading systems.
• Strong scripting/development ability in one or more languages (Python) - Must have
• Strong understanding of Linux OS and administration - Must have
• SQL experience.
• Experience with KDB is a plus.
• Degree in computer science or related field.

Benefits:

• Cutting-edge tech: 5/10 years ahead of the competition.
• Rewarding, satisfying work: yearly pay reviews, role progression, and autonomy.
• Technologists only report to technologists.
• Unrivalled bonus and exceptional benefits package.
• Hybrid working.

If you are interested in the Application Support Engineer role, please apply directly or email jhayne@hunterbond.com