Trade Flow Support - Trading Application Support

Squarepoint Capital; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company in London is seeking a Trading Application Support professional to manage trading platform readiness and support transaction flow. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in trade flow support, proficiency in Linux, and skills in Bash and Python or Perl. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Hands on trade flow support experience a must.
• Proficient in Linux OS.
• Proficiency with Bash and a scripting language such as Python or Perl required.
• Detailed knowledge of FIX.
• Experience in SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL).
• Working knowledge with TCP/IP and multicast.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage global trading platform readiness.
• Provide monitoring and support for transaction flow.
• Quickly identify and correct alerts & issues.
• Support scheduled changes: deployments and server maintenance.
• Identify inefficiencies and drive improvements.

Skills

Trade flow support experience

Proficient in Linux OS

Proficiency with Bash and Python or Perl

Knowledge of FIX

Experience in SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL)

Familiarity with Kdb+

Working knowledge with TCP/IP, multicast

Strong verbal/written communication skills

Experience with the Atlassian stack

Knowledge of ITIL

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject

Tools

JIRA

Service Desk

Confluence

Bitbucket

Bamboo

Elastic Stack

Nagios

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Trade Flow Support - Trading Application Support, London

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Client:

Squarepoint Capital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Position Overview:

• Manage global trading platform readiness: pre-trading & post-trading
• Provide monitoring and support for end to end transaction flow across the trading platform
• Quickly identify, analyze and correct alerts & issues and/or escalate to minimize trade flow impact and preempt outages
• Incident management: create and send reports following established process
• Intensive interaction with trading community, back office operations, brokers, exchanges, development and infrastructure teams
• Support scheduled changes: application deployments, network implementations and server maintenance
• Oversee automated processes, scheduled jobs and regular reports
• Identify inefficiencies such as repetitive activities, manual processes and suboptimum tools/workflows to drive continuous improvements via automation, collaboration with internal and external teams

Required Qualifications:

• Hands on trade flow support experience a must
• Proficient in Linux OS
• Proficiency with Bash and a scripting language such as Python or Perl required
• Detailed practical knowledge of FIX. Ideally, familiarity with native exchange protocols
• Experience in SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL)
• Familiarity with Kdb+ is a plus
• Working knowledge with TCP/IP, multicast, tcpdump, clocking (PTP, NTP) – a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject
• Highly organized, detailed, control oriented, enjoys solving problems and brings in a "take charge" attitude
• Strong verbal/written communication skills required to support daily interaction with brokers, exchanges, and internal teams
• Self-motivated individual that takes initiatives and has an ownership & accountability mindset
• Must show the ability to make quick decisions and establish priorities in a multi-tasking & fast-paced environment
• Experience with the Atlassian stack (JIRA, Service Desk, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), Elastic Stack and Nagios
• Knowledge of ITIL is an advantage

The minimum base salary for this role is $60,000 if located in New York. This expectation is based on available information at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, which could constitute a significant portion of total compensation. This role may also be eligible for benefits, such as health, dental, and other wellness plans, as well as 401(k) contributions. Successful candidates’ compensation and benefits will be determined in consideration of various factors.