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A leading technology firm in capital markets is seeking a Support Specialist to collaborate closely with business and technical teams. You will ensure smooth operations of Treasury/ALM applications and support the optimization of current processes, while mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate has strong experience in production application support, particularly in financial systems, and a passion for innovating in a dynamic environment.
As a Support specialist, you will be immersed in real life production systems, that shape and devise the future of capital markets IT. Unleash your creativity, collaborate with industry leaders, and drive innovation that sets new standards. This is your chance to be a catalyst for change and make your mark in the dynamic world of capital markets. You will have the support and guidance of identified subject matter experts, dedicated communities, as well as established leaders.
When the system will be used on production you will be working on Treasury/ALM applications and taking care of day-to-day BAU operations (L1/L2) of multiple apps. You will be closely associated with business and be a contact point to provide functional and technical support on Orchestrade platform as well as other in-house developed systems serving TSY and ALM operations. You will also liaise with business analysis and development teams to plan and manage priorities, highlight blockers and critical issues.
You will also be instrumental in optimizing the current procedures, ensure system resiliency with strong focus on continuous improvement. Provide support and mentor junior staff. Align yourself with bank’s initiatives and strategies.
Capital Markets IT involves technology solutions and systems used in financial markets for trading, investment, and related activities. This includes electronic trading platforms, risk management systems, market risk, counterparty risk, algorithmic trading, data analytics, and Regulatory measures. The use of advanced technologies like API’s, artificial intelligence and cloud solutions are also becoming increasingly prevalent in capital markets to enhance efficiency and decision-making processes.
Responsibilities:
Provide functional and technical expertise on treasury system and other in-house bank applications.
Requests management (users and others IT teams)
Operations management
Application monitoring
Incident Management
Problem Management
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Must be able to mentor new/junior resources, impart knowledge and collaborate effectively within TSY and whole CMI.
Self-motivated and starter with demonstrated ability to lead initiatives explore latest market standards and tools to gain time and cost efficiency.
Flexibility to accept additional responsibilities and be able to multi-task.
The Support analyst should have a pro-active mindset in security, incident preventive measures, productivity and global improvement of the quality of service.
Business analyst under the supervision of senior Business analyst during the deployment phase
Must be flexible to participate in post business hours activities such as but not limited to overnight on-calls, weekend interventions, DRP, releases and other application activities that can be performed only outside the business duration/weekends.
Mandatory Skills Description:
5-7 years of experience in Production Application Support of financial systems.
Master degree or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
Strong knowledge on treasury application for 3+ years or 3+ years of experience in IT Support for another Capital Markets applications
ITIL certification/knowledge.
Should be able to do SLA & KPI management, Client communication & interaction
Predictive analysis, consulting, escalation management
Risk analysis and project execution
Knowledge in Capital Market FO/BO environment is an advantage
Strong knowledge in Configuration Management
Knowledge in XML, SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, MQ Series, CFT and Control-M.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Careful observance of standards and processes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical or troubleshooting skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Autonomous, self-motivated and excellent team player
Strong perseverance and diligence towards attaining goals and effective time management
Self-starter and ambitious
Strong passion for production support and resiliency.
Appetite to follow technology trend and participate to communities.
Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic software development environment.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team.
Excellent Aptitude, Curious to learn
Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Passion for sharing expertise and grow team members’ skills.
Nice-to-Have Skills Description:
Knowledge of monitoring solution like ITRS Geneos is an advantage
Knowledge of major market regulatory body’s rules is an advantage
Exposure to Capital Markets applications (E.g. Summit, Kondor+, Murex, Calypso…) is an advantage