Application Support Specialist - FX, Cloud - Banking

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK bank as an Application Support Specialist, where you'll leverage your expertise in FX and cloud technologies to support critical microservice applications. This role offers the opportunity to work with advanced monitoring tools and engage with electronic trading systems. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values problem-solving and proactive attitudes, ensuring seamless client connectivity and efficient pricing distribution. If you're passionate about finance and technology, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of FX electronic trading, including pricing distribution.
• Proven technical experience in cloud environments for application support.

Responsibilities

• Support microservice applications and configure monitoring tools.
• Understand connectivity between microservice applications.

Skills

SQL

UNIX

FX Knowledge

Problem Solving

Cloud Knowledge

Tools

AWS

FIX Protocols

XML

MQ

Kafka

Job description

Application Support Specialist - FX, Cloud - Banking, London

Client: [Client Name]

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 05.05.2025

Expiry Date: 19.06.2025

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled Application Support Engineer / Trade Support professional with strong FX and Cloud knowledge to join a top-rated UK bank. The role involves supporting microservice applications, configuring monitoring tools, and understanding FX electronic trading including pricing distribution, liquidity providers, pricing aggregation, and client connectivity.

• Understand connectivity between microservice applications.
• Configure and manage monitoring tools.
• Possess knowledge of FX electronic trading space, including Pricing distribution, liquidity providers, pricing aggregation, and client connectivity.
• Experience with FIX, XML, MQ, Kafka protocols.

The ideal candidate will have skills in SQL and UNIX, with a problem-solving mentality. Strong functional knowledge of FX products and a good understanding of financial products are essential. Knowledge of FX pricing and distribution channels, as well as experience with message standards transmitted between systems, is required.

Proven technical experience with tools used for first-line application support in cloud environments is necessary. Knowledge of Commodities, IRD, Fixed Income, Bonds, and Equities is advantageous. A proactive and enthusiastic attitude is important in this team-oriented environment.

If interested, please apply! Keywords: Bank, Banking, Foreign Exchange, Pricing, SQL, Support, UNIX, AWS, FIX Protocols, Murex.