Junior Front Office Support Engineer New York, New York, United States

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC; Mississippi; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Front Office Support Engineer, where you'll be the vital link between trading vendors and users. Your role will involve providing first-line support to traders and portfolio managers, enhancing processes, and optimizing vendor platforms. With a dynamic culture that values teamwork and diversity, this company is committed to investing in your growth. You will play a key role in a collaborative environment that fosters innovative ideas and encourages personal development. If you're passionate about finance and technology, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in financial services supporting traders and PMs.
• Strong technical skills including SQL and Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line support for trading portfolio managers and analysts.
• Automate and optimize processes related to vendor platforms.

Skills

Financial services experience

Support for trading systems

Business analysis skills

Equity trading lifecycle understanding

SQL

FIX Protocol

Excel/VBA

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Python coding/scripting

Exposure to APIs

Bloomberg terminal experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Portware

Enfusion

Neovest

Bloomberg terminal

Job description

We are seeking an exceptionally talented individual to join our global Front Office Support and Automation team in New York. The Front Office Support team serves as a liaison between the 3rd party trading vendors we use as part of Front Office Trading, our internal teams, and the end users of these systems. This team serves as the first point of contact for any production-related outages and daily queries with these systems.

What you’ll do

The Front Office Support Engineer will focus on providing first line support for our US-based Fundamental Equity and Tactical Trading Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts. You will also be responsible for setting up new users and onboarding PMs. A successful candidate will help automate and optimize our processes and run projects we take on to enhance our vendor platforms.

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Minimum of 3 years of financial services experience, supporting traders and PMs
• Experience supporting front office vendor trading systems (e.g., Portware, Enfusion, Neovest)
• Strong business analysis/project management skills
• Understanding of equity trading lifecycle
• Technical skills including SQL, FIX Protocol, and Excel/VBA
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong ownership experience and a track record of delivering results
• Exposure to APIs
• Python coding/scripting experience
• Experience with Bloomberg terminal

Who we are

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a global multi-strategy, multi-manager investment platform that harnesses the transformative power of people to perform in all market environments. Our dynamic culture inspires better outcomes for our team, our investors, and our partners. We aim to consistently deliver risk-adjusted returns, with people driving performance.

We specialize in four core strategies: Quantitative Trading, Fundamental Equity, Tactical Trading, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income. We capitalize on inefficiencies and opportunities within the markets, drawing from a significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.

We invest through internal portfolio managers and external partner funds, pursuing alignment among investors, investment professionals, and the firm. Our footprint spans 7 countries and 19 offices.

Our Culture

Talent is our strategy. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority. We are teamwork-oriented, collaborative, and encourage ideas—at all levels—to be shared. As an organization committed to investing in our people, we provide learning & educational offerings and opportunities to make an impact.

We foster a sense of belonging among all of our employees with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. Our employees value diversity across identity, thought, people, and perspective which serves as the foundation of our culture. As a firm, we are committed to creating a hiring process that is fair, welcoming, and supportive.

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $100,000 and $125,000. The expected base pay range is based on information at the time this post was generated. This role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation such as a performance bonus and a competitive benefits package. Actual compensation for the successful candidate will be determined based on a variety of factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

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