Murex Support Engineer EQD Commodities desk

Talan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting and technology group, Talan, seeks a Support Engineer for their trading floors in New York. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in support roles on trading desks, particularly with Equity Derivatives and Commodities. This role involves crucial interactions with traders and tech teams, providing an exciting opportunity to work on complex derivatives and enhance trading operations in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5-15 years of experience on a trading floor supporting mission-critical applications.
• Knowledge of Equity Derivatives/Commodities lines of business.
• Fundamental understanding of database modeling and ETL applications.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-Day trade support for the Equities Derivatives/Commodities trading desk.
• Troubleshooting support issues and communicating resolutions.
• Ensuring accurate trade capture and event processing.

Skills

Analytical skills

Trade support

Problem-solving

Communication

Technical documentation

Tools

SQL

Linux

Murex

Job description

Company Description

With over 7,000 experts in 20 countries, Talan is a global consulting and technology group dedicated to accelerating our clients' transformation through technology, data, and innovation.

We’re proud to be a Certified Great Place to Work and are on track to reach €1 billion in revenue by 2025.

At Talan, our philosophy is simple yet powerful: Positive Innovation—leveraging technology to benefit people and society.

Join us and be part of meaningful change!

Job Description

We are seeking a talentedSupport Engineerto join our team and work on trading floors. The ideal candidate will have expertise inFront-office environments, SQL, Linux, and Python.

Role and responsibilities

• Day-to-Day trade support for the Equities Derivatives/Commodities trading desk, closely interacting with traders executing and risk managing complex derivative products.
• Troubleshooting support issues and provide highly active support in the resolution of problems for the trading desk, manage communications to the desk regarding platform issues and resolutions.
• Ensuring accurate trade capture, event processing, representation of positions, PL & risk exposures in risk management systems.
• Liaising with global Tech and Ops counterparts on a variety of strategic initiatives – representing the business interests by providing expertise across products & systems, testing new technology rollouts, and driving enhancements to existing systems and processes
• Performing reconciliation processes across systems to help system upgrades and maintain various systems connectivity to ensure smooth trading desk activities.
• Learn and adapt quickly to the fast-changing desk operations. E.g., New products implementation
• Technical documentation of system requirements/solutions and maintaining support run book for Production issues.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and collaborate with a dynamic group of professionals who are dedicated to excellence. You will have the chance to contribute to the development ofour Finance engineering teamand grow your career in a stimulating environment.

Qualifications

• 5-15 years of experience working on a trading floor supporting mission-critical applicationswith the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment effectively.
• Knowledge of Equity Derivatives/Commodities lines of business (i.e., Futures, Total return swaps, Vanilla options, Exotic options, Equity swaps, etc.).
• Strong analytical skills to understand a broad set of sophisticated cross-asset products and complex end-to-end workflows.
• Experience with utilizing risk management systems to identify and resolve booking errors and technology issues pertaining to trade bookings and subsequent front-to-back flows.
• Fundamental understanding of database modeling and ETL type applications
• Unix/Linux and SQLknowledge.
• Murex expertise is a plus.

The salary range for this role is US$90,000 - US$150,000