Application Support Analyst | Capital Markets

The Technology Department delivers differentiation, scalability and security for the business. Technology provides digital tools, software services and infrastructure globally to all business groups. Software development and support teams work in agile ‘streams’ aligned to specific business areas. Our other teams work enterprise-wide to provide critical services including our global service desk, network and system infrastructure, IT operations, security, enterprise architecture and design.
The Support function provides technical support for all applications. The Application Support team runs a 24/5 global front door to keep us up and running, backed up by business-aligned Support teams that specialise in maintaining their business stream’s applications. Each business-aligned Application Support team works with a corresponding Business Technology and Development team.
The Application Support team is responsible for providing technical support for all front office and post-trade applications including trade capture, market data, settlement and clearing systems and their associated client applications, as well as overnight risk calculation systems and the business systems used by control and support departments. The team handles all support requests, incidents, problems, and business continuity activities, to ensure the highest quality delivery of services to end users and clients.

Role specific:

• →Provide support for all trading and back-office platforms offered by Marex to both internal and external client base.
• →Support business users offering second- and third-line support.
• →Knowledge of scripting language (PowerShell, Python...).
• →Manage new system analysis and implementation.
• →Provide incident management per ITIL standards.
• →Liaison between technology department and business groups to communicate system changes.
• →Manage process and trading system documentation in existing template; produce and regularly maintain to a high standard.
• →Ensure active tasks retain focus through workflow and prioritisation awareness.
• →Manage vendor system upgrades and implementation.
• →Manage exchange relationships and project manage mandatory upgrades.
• →Manage technical client onboarding.
• →Complete exchange reporting and compliance audits.
• →Manage client technical requirements within Marex technology department.
• →Complete monthly transactional and volume reporting across all systems.

All staff:

• →Ensure compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA.
• →Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• →Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• →At all times comply with the FCA’s Code of Conduct.
• →Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.
• →Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required.
• →Escalate risk events immediately.
• →Provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Competencies:

• A collaborative team player, approachable, self-efficient and influences a positive work environment.
• Demonstrates curiosity.
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment.
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others.
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Essential Skills:

• Solid background in Windows, Linux/Unix OS, including one of the following: SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle.
• Must be able to work under demanding conditions with a calm demeanour.
• Experience gained in a financial services background, ideally finance.
• Ability to work as part of a team in an environment with changing expectations.
• Proven ability to show a proactiveness in picking up issues and improving existing processes
• Process-driven and systematic mindset.
• Experience with ITIL and change management processes.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with Application Development teams and business sponsors.
• General front-to-back knowledge of the flow for trading/clearing/operational process in settlement of futures and OTC.
• Experience in exchange and vendor management.
• Knowledge of server-side infrastructure and admin tools.
• Ability to work shifts patterns (if required).
• Working knowledge of ETD exchanges and the full trade life cycle
• Good to have knowledge of FIX Messaging protocol, including support experience.
• Knowledge of market connectivity protocols for key global derivative, commodity, cash and equity markets.
• Experience in technical onboarding of new APIs and systems.
• Prior experience in a support role, liaising directly with clients in a technical capacity.

Desirable:

• Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience providing application support to Front Office or Back Office users within a financial services environment.
• Working knowledge of Progress OpenEdge technologies, including the Progress database (OpenEdge RDBMS), with experience in database queries, troubleshooting, and application support considered advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux operating systems, including command-line administration, log analysis, troubleshooting, and application support.
• Understanding of financial markets and trading environments, including Foreign Exchange (FX), Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivatives, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Equities, and Broker-Dealer operations.
• Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements and their application within an IT support function, including change management, access controls, and audit requirements.

Be collaborative - by working together across the organisation, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients

Act with integrity - we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders

Be adaptable and entrepreneurial - we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.

Be respectful – how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.

Nurture talent– we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. This means giving and taking stretch opportunities, taking risks, and committing to career development and support – for ourselves, and our teams.

Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

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