Junior Execution Support Engineer

Job Title: Junior Execution Support Engineer

Location: Hong Kong
Reports to: Global Head of Execution Support

About Jain Global

Jain Global is an innovative multi-strategy / multi-manager investment firm founded on the basis of achieving scale on Day 1 across regions markets and investors. With over 350 employees operating from offices in New York Houston London Singapore and Hong Kong we are looking to add to our growing teams.

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated and technically curious Junior Execution Support Engineer to join our trading technology team. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional to gain hands-on experience supporting electronic trading systems within a fast-paced front-office environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior engineers traders developers and infrastructure teams to support critical trading applications monitor order flow investigate issues and contribute to operational excellence. The role offers significant opportunities to develop expertise in electronic trading financial markets and modern technology platforms.

• Provide first-line production support for trading and front-office applications.
• Assist in troubleshooting order flow connectivity and application issues including FIX protocol and network-related incidents.
• Develop and maintain basic automation scripts using Python Bash or similar scripting languages.
• Perform log analysis and assist with root-cause investigations on Unix/Linux platforms.
• Work with development and infrastructure teams to improve system reliability monitoring and operational processes.
• Participate in incident problem and change management activities following established procedures.
• Support traders and business users by investigating operational issues and helping to resolve them in a timely manner.
• Contribute to documentation runbooks and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

• 03 years of experience in application support production support financial technology or a related technical role.
• Strong interest in financial markets electronic trading and trading technology.
• Fundamental technical skills in:
  • Unix/Linux environments
  • SQL and relational databases
  • Scripting or programming (Python Bash or similar)
• Understanding of troubleshooting methodologies and problem-solving techniques.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (TCP/IP DNS connectivity concepts).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to work directly with business users and technical teams.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Finance or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

• Exposure to financial markets trading systems and trading platforms
• Basic understanding of order lifecycles and electronic trading concepts.
• Familiarity with FIX protocol concepts.
• Experience working in a Unix/Linux environment.
• Exposure to cloud and modern infrastructure technologies such as:
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • Snowflake
• Knowledge of FlexTrade Arcesium reference data or security master platforms is advantageous but not required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

As an employer we believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of Jain Global teams to drive competitive performance. We believe an inclusive environment can yield exceptional contributions.