Senior Systems Analyst, Financial Trading Infra & Support

Global Executive Consultants Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Leading Bank is seeking an experienced infrastructure specialist to provide Tier-2/3 production support and manage enterprise Web/App infrastructure. You will optimize IHS and WAS configurations, ensure secure certificate bindings, and tune data across DB2/Oracle/SQL Server while collaborating on Java microservices and RESTful APIs.

The role emphasizes autonomous execution, cross-platform migrations, and delivering features on schedule in a fast-paced trading environment, with strong Cantonese,

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of infrastructure, platform engineering, or production support experience in financial securities, options, or futures trading systems.
• Fluent in Java, SQL queries, API logic, and Linux/Unix shell scripting.
• Hands-on exposure to IHS, WAS clustering, load balancer rules, and secure certificate bindings.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills under fast-paced production pressures with accountability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert Tier-2/3 production environment support and troubleshoot complex, high-concurrency issues across client-facing Web Apps and Mobile Trading Apps.
• Oversee Web/App infrastructure configurations, including IBM HTTP Server (IHS), WebSphere Application Server (WAS), Load Balancers, SSL/TLS certificate binding, and network routing configurations.
• Execute complex data scripting and performance tuning across enterprise relational databases (IBM DB2, Oracle, or SQL Server) to maintain transaction data integrity.
• Analyze backend dependencies involving Java microservices, RESTful APIs, shell scripting languages, Linux, and Unix operating environments.
• Drive cross-platform transformation migrations and feature rollouts independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

Java programming

SQL queries

RESTful APIs

Linux/Unix shell scripting

Troubleshooting

Financial domain knowledge

Tools

IBM HTTP Server (IHS)

WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

Load balancers

SSL/TLS certificates

Job description

Our client, a Leading Bank, is looking for high-caliber person to fill the position.

Job Duties

• Production Support & Incident Management: Provide expert Tier-2/3 production environment support. Troubleshoot complex, high-concurrency issues across client-facing Web Apps and Mobile Trading Apps.
• Enterprise Infrastructure & Architecture Governance: Oversee Web/App infrastructure configurations, including IBM HTTP Server (IHS), WebSphere Application Server (WAS), Load Balancers, SSL/TLS certificate binding, and network routing configurations.
• Data Layer & Application Maintenance: Execute complex data scripting and performance tuning across enterprise relational databases (IBM DB2, Oracle, or SQL Server) to maintain transaction data integrity.
• Software Engineering Support: Analyze backend dependencies involving Java microservices, RESTful APIs, shell scripting languages, Linux, and Unix operating environments.
• Project Delivery & Autonomous Execution: Drive cross-platform transformation migrations and feature rollouts independently. Complete assigned deliverables on schedule with minimal management supervision.

Job Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 7 years of solid infrastructure, platform engineering, or production support experience specifically within financial securities, options, or futures trading systems.
• Technical Mastery: Fluent in Java programming concepts, SQL database queries, API logic, and Linux/Unix shell scripting.
• Platform Expertise: Proven hands-on exposure to IHS, WAS clustering, Load Balancer rules, and secure certificate bindings.
• Attributes: Strong analytical troubleshooting skills under fast-paced production pressures. Self-motivated team player with a high sense of accountability.
• Language: Excellent communication and presentation skills; fluent in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin.