Trade Support Engineer

Hedge Fund; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the financial sector is seeking a Technical Support Engineer to join its Electronic Trade Engineering team. This role is crucial for supporting the Global Trading business, ensuring the seamless operation of trading applications across various asset classes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in trading systems, excellent Python scripting skills, and experience in the financial industry. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team that plays a vital role in maintaining trading operations and enhancing application performance. If you're passionate about technology and finance, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of direct experience in technical support for trading applications.
• Strong Python scripting skills and knowledge of trading systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide first and second level support for trading desks to resolve issues.
• Work closely with trading to gather business requirements and ensure delivery.

Skills

Python scripting

Knowledge of trading systems

Financial industry background

Unix

Linux

Database management (Sybase, SQL)

Shell scripting

FIX protocol

Understanding of trading workflows

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or computer science

Job description

Hedge Fund New York City Metropolitan Area

Director | Experienced Headhunter specialising in Quant Trading Technology at Radley James

This is an opportunity for Technical Support Engineer to join a world leading Hedge Fund in NYC.

The Electronic Trade Engineering team supports the Global Trading business and works closely with members of the trading desk to develop best in class trading applications for low touch and high touch flows, covering a diverse set of asset classes including Equities, Commodities, FX and Fixed Income. Individuals on this team provide technical expertise to support, monitor, and bring automation to existing and new trading applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide first and second level support for trading desks to quickly identify and resolve issues as they arise and ensure continuity of the business
• Work closely with trading to gather business requirements and liaise with various IT teams to ensure delivery of functionality
• Work in all aspects of user / strategy application support for the firm.
• Assist in the deployment, checkout, and QA testing of applications. Also involved in the training and marketing of applications as appropriate
• Participate in global coverage of system support & SOD/intraday health checks.
• Work closely with the back-office teams to remedy issues related to risk p&l, security setups, trade booking, corporate actions, price breaks, and book-keeping entries

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or computer science or related field of study • 5 -7 years or direct experience
• Knowledge of trading systems
• Financial industry background
• Strong Python scripting skills
• Experience with Unix, Linux
• Experience with databases such as Sybase or SQL
• Proficiency in shell scripting language
• Knowledge of FIX protocol
• Understanding of trading workflows

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

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