Trading Systems Engineer (Event Driven Trading)

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Key Responsibilities

Work as part of a team to establish best-in-class support processes to ensure flawless operation of production trading technologies, flawless software deployment and configuration processes,

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Responsibilities

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→Work as part of a team to establish best-in-class support processes to ensure flawless operation of production trading technologies, flawless software deployment and configuration processes, and proactive monitoring and support to anticipate and avoid issues before they occur
→Ensure maximum trading system availability to avoid missing any key trading opportunities
→Provide support for trading production systems
→Develop proprietary process automation and monitoring tools and leverage third-party technologies as appropriate
→Provide support for proprietary trading systems deployed across a multi-platform production environment (primarily Linux with a little Windows)
→Troubleshoot trading system production incidents resulting from internal (proprietary software / systems) or external factors (markets, data feeds, telecommunication lines)
→Automate software configuration and rollout procedures to reduce manual configuration errors and strive for flawless change management
→Support core market connectivity and correspond with exchanges regarding trade order activity, connectivity, and other related technical support issues
→Work interactively with DBAs, core development teams, back office systems, QA Engineers, Infrastructure and management teams when deploying production releases and troubleshooting technical issues

Experience supporting high performance applications, process monitoring, and troubleshooting
Previous trading systems support experience preferred
Knowledge of networking fundamentals (multicast, TCP, routing)
Basic scripting skills (Such as; Python, PowerShell or Bash, etc.)
Experience working in Linux environments
Prior experience working with FIX protocol and alternative exchange protocols a plus
Experience with configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible a plus
Previous Docker container experience a plus
Experience with monitoring suites such as Splunk, Kibana & Grafana plus
Flexibility to work slightly varied hours as trading activity needs dictate
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree