Application Support : £120,000 + Bonus (Buyside trading)

Hunter Bond

London

Hybrid

GBP 108,000 - 132,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Unrivalled bonus

Exceptional benefits package

Yearly pay reviews

Role progression and autonomy

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for an experienced Application Support Engineer in London. This role involves supporting front office trading systems with a focus on automation. The ideal candidate must have strong scripting skills in Python and a solid understanding of Linux OS. Competitive salary up to £120,000 plus bonuses is offered. The position is hybrid, providing flexibility between office and remote work.

Qualifications

Must have 3+ years experience supporting front office applications/trading systems.
Strong scripting/development ability in Python is required.
Understanding of Linux administration is required.

Responsibilities

Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for pre-trading and post-trading activities.
Monitor and support the entire transaction flow across the trading platform.
Identify, analyse, and resolve alerts and issues promptly.

Skills

Strong scripting/development ability in Python

Strong understanding of Linux OS and administration

3+ Years experience supporting front office applications/trading systems

SQL experience

Experience with KDB

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Application Support Engineer

Client: FinTech

Salary: Up to £120,000 + Bonus/Benefits

Location: London (Hybrid)

My client are 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 this individual is very technical!

The 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, analyse, 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 optimise workflows/inefficiencies
Liaise with Dev and Infrastructure teams to coordinate and participate in software/new version releases.

The right candidate will have the following:

3+ Years experience supporting front office applications/trading systems
Strong scripting/development ability in 1 or more languages (python) - Must have
Strong understanding of Linux OS and administration - Must have
SQL experience
Experience with KDB is a +
Degree in computer science or related field
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, exceptional benefits package

If interested, then please apply with your updated CV

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