Trading Application Support

Trading Application Support – (SQL, FIX Protocol, UNIX / LINUX, Trading, FinTech, Financial Technology)

***This is a hybrid role, 2 days remote and 3 days in the office***

Our client actively encourages diversity, equality and inclusion within its workforce and welcomes applications from a diverse background. REC Solutions Limited does not discriminate in regards to age, gender, national origin, religion or any other basis.

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Trading Application Support to join a friendly team. Ideally, we seek candidates who have 2-5 years of experience within the FinTech trading support domain. My client is a well-established exchange based in the City, London, and is working with some cutting-edge technologies. This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative, forward-thinking company within the FinTech/Financial services space. This role offers excellent career progression potential.

The successful candidate will join a supportive team. My client aims to recruit the best people from all walks of life and diverse business backgrounds. If these sentiments align with your thinking, then my client could be the ideal place for you to develop your career.

Benefits (not exhaustive list):

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave – not including bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension
• Group Policies – Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness
• Discretionary bonus
• Share Incentive Plan
• Electric Car Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policy
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Length of service holiday entitlement
• My client is an equal-opportunities employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Job Overview:

The primary responsibilities of the Operations Analyst will be maintaining and running the client exchange platforms. My client is a growing business, and this list of exchanges which the Exchange Operations Team supports may grow in the future. The operations team currently works a weekly shift rota covering the hours 07:00-18:00. There may also be some evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible, along with other operations analysts, for the day-to-day management of the exchange platforms.
• Provide 1st line support to connected clients.
• Work with other departments (Compliance, Surveillance, Infrastructure and Sales) to ensure appropriately monitored live operations of all platforms.
• Support the build-out and configuring of new exchange platforms.
• Take a lead role in technology client support, including platform delivery management, support and knowledge transfer.
• Raise and deploy changes to support the day-to-day running of multiple exchange platforms.
• Compile outage reports for any production outages which occur on the operated platforms once the outage has been rectified.
• Be a subject matter expert of the exchange platforms offered from a technological perspective.
• Take part in release review meetings prior to upgrades. Actively raise and pursue improvements and changes that will benefit the team and the wider ecosystem.

Experience Essential:

• Degree level qualification and/or 2-5 years of experience.
• Extensive experience using Unix/Linux servers.
• Ability to write advanced SQL queries and a strong understanding of relational databases.
• Scripting experience e.g. bash/shell, python or similar.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with FIX Protocol.
• Proven use of GIT or similar.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to explain technical concepts in simple terms to a non-technical audience.
• Experience supporting production applications and demonstrated the ability to understand end-to-end systems and processes.
• Experience of network support and troubleshooting.
• Exposure to UK and EU equity markets Desired.
• Prior experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge or experience of Grafana.
• Previous experience of Binary Protocols.
• Previous experience of the Atlassian suite of products.
• TCP/UDP knowledge.

Skills:

• Effective communicator.
• Attention to detail, numerate, self-motivated.
• Excellent team player and self-starter.
• Interest in financial markets and the requirements to operate effectively in a highly regulated environment.

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