Application Support Analyst for Electronic Trading

TCG offers consultant staffing, employee recruiting, and executive search solutions backed by years of experience developing custom hiring strategies for a variety of technical skills. Our clients range from startups to Fortune 500 companies across North America in the financial services, investment banking, and fintech industries. The position is for a Senior Application Support analyst to be a part of Electronic trading operations support team in Raleigh NC. The role also provides the person an excellent opportunity to experience the functioning of Electronic trading applications on the Investment Banking world. The person will also gain exposure to business areas during the constant interaction with the business desk across the globe. Key Responsibilities: Coverage of the Market Access platforms including interactions such as: Daily interactions with the business On-site system troubleshooting Customer communication during incident or outages Co-ordination of key production releases and checkouts Daily support and troubleshooting of application issues through tasks including: Actively watching/reacting to alerts from the platform s monitoring systems Engaging with clients on reported issues through the hotlines, emails and phone Identifying inefficient support tasks and implementing alternative methods Working closely with key members of the Business and Development on performance analysis of various trading and pricing flows As a senior resource, the person is responsible for independently handling client/business expectation; address any queries and concerns raised by stakeholders with minimal help. The person is also required to guide the junior staff with handling the production environment. Out of hours/weekend coverage is involved, which is handled by the team in rotation. Essentials Skills and Qualifications: 7+ years of experience in application support preferable in electronic trading space Basic technical understanding of Unix/Linux platform Basic database understanding of Sybase and Oracle Basic understanding of FIX protocol Basic understanding of Geneos monitoring system. Basic knowledge of Javascript and Python. Good troubleshooting and problem solving skills Ability to forge strong relationships with key stake holders across both the Business and IT orgs Basic understanding of trading Ability to identify repetitive tasks or failures and improve the process by reducing repetitive items. Desired Skills and Qualifications: Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate with both external and internal end users Experience supporting a low latency environment Basic knowledge of Splunk. Basic knowledge of batch processing Ability to prioritize and manage personal workload and as part of larger teams Familiarity of financial products (Equities, FX, Fixed Income, Listed Derivatives)   - 7+ years of experience in application support preferable in electronic trading space - Basic technical understanding of Unix/Linux platform - Basic database understanding of Sybase and Oracle - Basic understanding of FIX protocol - Basic understanding of Geneos monitoring system. - Basic knowledge of Javascript and Python. - Good troubleshooting and problem solving skills - Ability to forge strong relationships with key stake holders across both the Business and IT orgs - Basic understanding of trading - Ability to identify repetitive tasks or failures and improve the process by reducing repetitive items. - Desired Skills and Qualifications: - Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate with both external and internal end users - Experience supporting a low latency environment - Basic knowledge of Splunk. - Basic knowledge of batch processing - Ability to prioritize and manage personal workload and as part of larger teams - Familiarity of financial products (Equities, FX, Fixed Income, Listed Derivatives) All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.