Market Data Electronic Trading Systems Engineer/Support Analyst/Develo

Market Data Electronic Trading Systems Engineer/support Analyst/Developer- Investment Banking

CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY - CITY OF LONDON

Market Data/Electronic trading/support/developer/Fastrack/BrokerTec/GFI/Trayport/Tradewen/MarketAxess/WebICE/Creditex AND XTAuctions/Perl/Shell/Scripting/Eclipse/SVN/Sub-Version/Windows

OVERVIEW

A fast-moving global team of dynamic engineers who provide innovative technology solutions to create further efficiencies and help the business deliver greater value to their clients. Technology plays an increasingly fundamental role at the firm They value professional excellence and an entrepreneurial spirit and as the role of technology.

Market Data are a global team responsible for all commercial and technical aspects related to the use of market data both internally and with external clients. Developing toolkit products to streamline application use of market data; negotiating licensing terms with third parties for the use of fee-liable data;

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Market Data Electronic Trading Systems group is specifically responsible for supporting the firm's electronic trading and broker platforms. The team's primary function is to maximise the stability of the electronic trading systems and provide the users of the firm's platforms with exceptional levels of support to maximise the uptime of the environment. Upgrades, enhancements, and the engineering/introduction of new technologies into the environment is a key part of the function, offering opportunities to work with new technologies and interact closely with both the business and an extensive list of vendors and service providers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Daily support of the electronic trading environment.
- Engineering of production solutions that minimize day to day support effort taking into account system instrumentation/monitoring to provide a robust, resilient and efficient operating model.
- Use industry knowledge to proactively inform businesses of the impact upcoming changes to relevant electronic trading products as well as to formulating a plan for change release.
- Engage with vendors in all stages of their products' life cycle including discovery, evaluation, implementation and future direction.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of new and re-engineered market data electronic trading systems.
- Provide consultation for the business and business application development teams on electronic trading solutions that meet their requirements.
- Engage with global team to establish standard product and service offerings.
- Engage with greater technology team and project management in large project efforts.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation for support purposes to aid the global team.

SKILL/EXPERIENCE

- Expert knowledge of market data electronic trading systems including (but not limited to) Fasttrack, BrokerTec, GFI, Trayport, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, WebICE, Creditex and XTAuctions!
- Exceptional communication, prioritisation and team working skills, with specific experience of supporting systems in a trading environment.
- Managing technical engagement and troubleshooting with inter-dealer brokers, exchanges and government organisations.
- Proven record of managing risk in a dynamic environment.
- Understanding of software deployment processes, with experience in high-volume environments.
- Strong understanding of Network and Operating Systems (predominantly Windows).
- Active Directory and Group Policy knowledge.
- Experience of change processes in a large scale environment to minimise risk.
- Demonstrate knowledge of monitoring and instrumentation tools and their implementation.
- Strong Scripting skills (sh/ksh/Perl).
- Eclipse toolset and SVN.
- Financial markets/exchange knowledge.

If you believe you have the right skills for this role please apply online to be considered.

DATA INC UK LTD IS AN INNOVATIVE IT SOLUTIONS COMPANY SERVICING FORTUNE 500 CLIENTS, PRIMARILY IN THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTORS THROUGHOUT THE UK AND EUROPE, IN A SEAMLESS MANNER THROUGH OUR GROUP OF COMPANIES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIES. DATA INC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1983 IN MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY, USA AND HAS ACQUIRED GLOBAL PRESENCE WITH OFFICES IN THE UK, SWITZERLAND AND INDIA. FOUNDED AS A STAFF AUGMENTATION ORGANISATION, WE HAVE EMERGED AS A TOTAL IT SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES PROVIDER.

Market Data/Electronic trading/support/developer/Fastrack/BrokerTec/GFI/Trayport/Tradewen/MarketAxess/WebICE/Creditex AND XTAuctions/Perl/Shell/Scripting/Eclipse/SVN/Sub-Version/Windows