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Elite NYC equities trading Technology Management team is involved in the production management of client-facing and internal trading systems across Equities product lines including Algorithmic Trading, Program Trading, Block Trading, Market Making and Client Direct Market Access. Responsibilities will be diverse and grow with an individual*s abilities and contributions.
Immediate responsibilities will include ownership of the production environment:
providing systems support for global application suite.
troubleshooting trade issues including algorithm behavior.
providing high availability including production failover.
engineering software to aid in the automation of systems resilience and new operatational toolsets.
troubleshooting network/ infrastructure/ Linux server/ Microsoft server issues.
monitoring system and application capacities.
A wide range of customer trading issues will be diagnosed and resolved by Trading Technology Management, including front end GUI (Graphical User Interface), FIX communication interfaces, internal Order Management Servers, Algorithmic Trading engine, Exchange Connectivity, Post Execution. A major responsibility will include out their equities client trading product.
Experience/Skills:
Willingness to learn.
Uncompromising in problem solving and the desire to service clients, internal and external.
Ability to roll up their sleeves. Strong work ethic.
Since the role is diverse, the following variety of technology skills are sought, though no single skill is mandatory * these are all pluses.
Knowledge of UNIX environment is a plus (Solaris, AIX or Linux).
Working knowledge of Java or C#/.NET is a plus.
Knowledge of shell scripting is a plus (Perl or K-Shell).
Understanding of the FIX Protocol is a plus.
Financial sector experience is a plus.
Degree in Computer Science or other engineering discipline is a plus.
Experience in networking or network programming is a plus.
Programming experiencxe in operational support web sites and /or toolsets is a plus.