Trading Systems Support Analyst – Front Office

Harrington Starr; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrington Starr in Times Square, NYC is seeking a W2 Contract Application Support Analyst to join our office-based team in Times Square. You will work directly with the trading team, providing real-time support across trading desks during the move to a 23/5 US market trading hours.

The role requires hands-on experience in capital markets and trading applications, strong SQL and Linux skills, and the ability to perform root cause analysis in a fast-paced, production environment.

Qualifications

• Application support experience within capital markets or trading environments.
• Experience supporting front office users and trading applications.
• Experience in fast-paced, business-critical environments.
• Mandarin language skills are a bonus, but not essential.
• Previous experience within capital markets, electronic trading, or financial services.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time application support across trading desks.
• Work with overnight teams covering Asia and London.
• Perform root cause analysis and collaborate with development teams for permanent fixes.

Skills

Application support

Capital markets

Trading apps

SQL

Linux/Unix

FIX Protocol

OMS/EMS

Trading lifecycle

Root cause analysis

Scripting basics

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

ELK

AppDynamics

Job description

Harrington Starr in Times Square, NYC is seeking a W2 Contract Application Support Analyst to join our office-based team in Times Square. You will work directly with the trading team, providing real-time support across trading desks during the move to a 23/5 US market trading hours.

The role requires hands-on experience in capital markets and trading applications, strong SQL and Linux skills, and the ability to perform root cause analysis in a fast-paced, production environment.