Front Office Support Engineer

Liquidnet; New York (NY); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquidnet is seeking a mid-level Front Office Support representative in New York. This role involves providing top-level service to traders and clients, requiring strong technical knowledge of listed derivatives and proven troubleshooting skills.

The successful candidate will handle system support, respond to urgent queries, and work closely with various teams to resolve issues in a fast-paced environment.

Competitive salary, up to $130K, commensurate with experience and opportunity for growth in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of financial institution support experience.
• Strong knowledge of listed derivatives and workflows.
• Ability to troubleshoot network problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily application support and troubleshooting.
• Respond to trading desk urgent queries.
• Analyze and resolve order routing issues.

Skills

Application support experience

Excellent knowledge of FIX protocol

Experience with Futures & Options markets

Automation and scripting experience

Tools

Linux

MSSQL

Oracle

Sybase

Windows Server

Docker

Ansible

ServiceNow

Job description

Group Overview

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Liquidnet

Liquidnet is a leading technology-driven, agency execution specialist that intelligently connects the world’s investors to the world’s investments.

Role Overview

Liquidnet Americas is looking for a mid-level “Front Office Support” representative to provide top level service to our business and customer base. The role requires an organized and motivated self-starter with an intuitively high-level of customer service, technical expertise to support an expanding business and experience in a similar-sized support operation within a bank, brokerage, or trading platform. Located within the front office and facing directly to traders, sales reps, quants, quant developers, the candidate must be comfortable translating business requests into the appropriate technical actions or changes, which will require a solid understanding of listed derivatives and workflows. The successful candidate will act as the first point of contact for urgent queries, troubleshoot system and process issues, and collaborate with trading, sales, and technology teams to deliver timely solutions. The position requires strong knowledge of listed derivatives, exchange rules, and risk protocols.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide daily application support and troubleshooting for traders and clients using proprietary tools, escalating issues to development teams as necessary.
• Respond to urgent queries from trading desks and clients, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Analyze and resolve issues related to order routing and trade flow.
• Identify and resolve technical or operational issues in a complex environment with various trading platforms and architecture; liaise with technology teams for fixes.
• Provide functional and technical expertise and promote maintainable and quality solutions which includes documenting system requirements and documentation of support run book.
• Communicate with users regarding application outages and upcoming events like releases and projects.
• Respond to end users within the time frame dictated by the severity of the problem, document and track.
• Manage team communication channels, queues, and mailboxes to ensure timely and prioritized action on requests.
• Adhere to incident and problem management procedures, analyzing trends and patterns.
• Assist in product testing and project-related tasks.
• Contribute to the ‘follow the sun’ support model by collaborating with global teams in APAC and EMEA.
• Conduct regional start-of-day health checks to ensure platform processes are operational and all members are connected.
• Occasionally work weekends for major upgrades or out-of-hour testing.

Experience / Competencies

Essential

• At least 3 years hands‑on support of relevant experience within a financial institution (buy-side, sell-side, venue/platform provider)
• Solid application support experience within a Linux environment
• Excellent working knowledge of the FIX protocol
• Excellent understanding of Futures & Options markets and listed derivatives workflows.
• Automation and scripting experience
• Proven experience of MSSQL, Oracle and Sybase database environments, including complex query‑writing
• Proven experience of supporting Windows Server environments
• Experience in troubleshooting network problems: i.e. firewall and routing problems

Desired

• Working knowledge of industry‑standard Order Management Systems such as TT, Fidessa
• Automation and scripting experience (PERL, Python, Powershell, Bash etc)
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and workflows, including collaboration with Development teams
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Puppet etc)
• Proven experience in managing cloud‑based infrastructure and services, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Hands‑on experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Exposure to client/venue technical FIX onboarding.
• Experience supporting message‑based architecture (Solace, Tibco, MQ etc)
• Experience with industry‑standard monitoring tools (ITRS, Prometheus or similar)
• Familiarity with industry‑standard monitoring tools (e.g., ITRS).
• ServiceNow, Control‑M and Elastic (ELK stack) familiarity
• Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, including monitoring, incident response, and post‑mortem analysis

Person Specification

• Ideal for someone who thrives under pressure in a front‑office support role, supporting business growth and enhancing support functions.
• Motivated self‑starter with a strong sense of ownership.
• Analytical, disciplined problem‑solver.
• Driven by customer satisfaction and support excellence.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Capable of communicating confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including technical teams, clients, traders, quants, and executives.
• Committed to adhering to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and minimizing Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR).
• Team‑oriented with a willingness to participate in new projects and assist other departments.
• Demonstrates core business values through day‑to‑day work ethic.
• Flexible regarding working hours.

Role Band & Level

Professional, 4

Annual Salary

Up to $130K (Commensurate with experience)

Not The Perfect Fit?

Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

USA - 200 Vesey Street - New York, NY