Trainee E-FX Application Support Engineer - Others - London, United Kingdom

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trainee E-FX Application Support Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. This role focuses on supporting electronic trading applications, working closely with developers and traders. You will be responsible for providing first-line support, maintaining testing environments, and managing CI/CD platforms. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure in the financial services sector, where innovation and teamwork are at the forefront. If you are passionate about technology and looking to make an impact in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Windows OS and programming/scripting for automation.
• Knowledge of networking and CI/CD platforms is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1st Line support for electronic trading applications.
• Maintain and improve testing environments and CI/CD platforms.
• Manage software release procedures to production.

Skills

Windows operating systems

Programming and scripting

Process automation

Networking concepts

CI/CD platforms

Python

PowerShell

Relational databases

Distributed systems

Education

Computer Science Degree (minimum 2:1)

Job description

Responsibilities

Trainee E-FX Application Support Engineer

Société Générale is one of Europe's leading financial services groups and a major player in the economy for over 160 years. We support 25 million clients every day with more than 126,000 staff in 65 countries.

Our Group draws on our European roots to develop our business internationally. Our unique geographic positioning enables us to connect Europe and Africa with major global financial centres in Asia and the Americas.

The Group combines financial strength, proven expertise in innovation, and a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of creating value for all our stakeholders. We seek to be a trusted partner in the projects of those building tomorrow's world today.

About the team:

This role will support the electronic activities of the FX Trading desks, with a strong emphasis on emerging spot FX and NDF in London.

Summary of Key Purposes of the Role:

Sitting on the trading floor with the Quant developers and Quant traders, the candidate will be supporting the applications which are part of the FX eMarket Making platform.

Responsibilities:

• Providing 1st Line support for electronic trading applications (pricing engines/auto-hedgers/monitoring tools). This will involve investigation into common queries which do not require developers to intervene.
• Maintaining & improving testing environments
• Maintaining CI/CD platforms
• Managing the procedures around software releases to production
• Attending daily calls with developers/traders to keep up to date with production issues
• Maintaining application documentation

Profile required

Technical Skills

• Familiar with Windows
• Familiar with programming/scripting and automating processes
• Familiar with networking concepts
• Knowledge of CI/CD platforms is a plus
• Python and PowerShell knowledge is a plus
• Relational database knowledge is a plus
• Experience working with distributed systems is a plus
• Computer science graduate preferred - Minimum 2:1

Functional Knowledge

• No financial knowledge is necessary but some knowledge of financial markets, specifically FX products, would be a plus.

Spoken Languages

• Fluent English (spoken and written) is mandatory
• Spoken French is a plus

Why join us

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open-mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit, and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.