Application Support £150,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm)

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Cardiff is seeking an Application Support Engineer to enhance their trading systems. This role requires substantial technical expertise, particularly in scripting and Linux OS, with responsibilities including monitoring transaction flows and collaborating with trading teams. Exceptional benefits and open communication lines in a tech-driven environment await the successful candidate.

Benefits

Unrivalled bonus

Exceptional benefits package

Yearly pay reviews

Role progression and autonomy

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience supporting front office applications/trading systems.
• Strong scripting ability in Python is essential.
• Experience with SQL and KDB is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure readiness of the global trading platform for both pre-trading and post-trading activities.
• Monitor and support the transaction flow across the trading platform.
• Identify and resolve alerts/issues to prevent outages.

Skills

Scripting in Python

Understanding of Linux OS

SQL

KDB

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

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Application Support £150,000 + Bonus (High frequency trading firm), cardiff

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Client:

Hunter Bond

Location:

cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Job Title: Application Support

Client: FinTech trading

Salary: Up to £150,000 + Bonus/Benefits

Location: London (Hybrid)

My client are a completely tech driven proprietary trading firm, 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 highly technical with a large focus on automation!

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 - 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 you are interested in the Application Support Engineer role, please apply directly or email [emailprotected]