Operations Analyst - Linux & FIX Messaging

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial market infrastructure company is seeking a Technical Analyst in London. The successful candidate will manage exchange platforms, support clients, and implement improvements. With a degree and extensive technical experience, you’ll play a critical role in the operational success of the platform.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Extensive experience in technical support for production applications.
• Knowledge of UK and EU equity markets is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of exchange platforms.
• Provide first-line support to connected clients.
• Compile outage reports for production outages.

Skills

Unix/Linux Servers

Advanced SQL

Bash/Shell scripting

Python

Microsoft Excel

FIX Protocol

G.IT

Grafana

TCP/UDP

Network troubleshooting

Education

Degree level qualification

Tools

Atlassian suite

Job description

Job Description

The primary responsibilities of the Analyst will be maintaining and running the client exchange platforms.

The operations team currently work a weekly shift rota covering the hours 07:00-18:00. There may also be some evening and weekend work.

Client Details

The client is a financial market infrastructure company.

Description

Job Overview

The primary responsibilities of the Technical Analyst will be maintaining and running client exchange platforms.

The operations team currently work a weekly shift rota covering the hours 07:00-18:00. There may also be some evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Responsible, along with other operations analysts, for the day-to-day management of the exchange platforms

• Provide 1st line support to connected clients

• Work with other departments (Compliance, Surveillance, Infrastructure and Sales) to ensure appropriately monitored live operations of all platforms

• Support the build-out and configuring of new exchange platforms

• Take a lead role in technology client support, including platform delivery management, support and knowledge transfer

• Raise and deploy changes to support the day-to-day running of multiple exchange platforms

• Compile outage reports for any production outages which occur on the operated platforms once the outage has been rectified

• Be a subject matter expert of the exchange platforms offered from a technological perspective

• Take part in release review meetings prior to upgrades

• Actively raise and pursue improvements and changes that will benefit the team and the wider ecosystem

Profile

Required Skills/Experience

Essential Technical

• Degree level qualification and 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Extensive experience using Unix/Linux Servers
• Ability to write advanced SQL queries and a strong understanding of relational databases
• Scripting experience eg bash/Shell, Python or similar
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
• Experience with FIX Protocol
• Proven use of G.IT or similar
• Experience supporting production applications and demonstrated the ability to understand end-to-end systems and processes
• Knowledge or experience of Grafana
• Previous experience of the Atlassian suite of products
• TCP/UDP knowledge

Other Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to explain technical concepts in simple terms to a non-technical audience
• Experience of network support and troubleshooting
• Exposure to UK and EU equity market

Job Offer

This role is offering up to £100,000 per annum

There will be 3 interview stages involved

This role does require 3 days on site and some out of hours work may be required