Application Support Engineer
Application Support Engineer
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Job Description
Overview
We are looking to add a business support analyst to join the existing EOT reliability team. You will work in a heavily business focused technology environment managing multiple responsibilities that demand a strong sense of urgency and focus to ensure that the performance and stability of our proprietary trading systems as well as the related hardware is optimized.
You will work closely with Traders Development Delivery and Engineering teams to dig into the data available through queries and scripts in order to resolve issues.
In this role you will:
- Address queries and investigate issues from Traders.
- Act as primary escalation point for these issues.
- Troubleshoot and optimize our proprietary applications.
- Real time monitoring - You will look at a number of monitoring applications displaying a live view of the trading environment (both software & hardware) responding if a piece of hardware dies or software crashes to get it back up and running.
- Responsible for deploying reviewing and testing changes to the production trading environment inclusive of business software and hardware changes.
- Work on both short & long-term projects
- Collaborate with Development Delivery and Engineering teams to deliver new and improved functionalities to the trading environment.
What were looking for
- Degree in a technical or business discipline or equivalent industry experience of 3 years.
- Excellent analytical & troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with Change Management and Incident Management Procedures.
- Experience of technical documentation & support cases.
- Financial systems experience.
Could Have:
- Experience of working with and supporting a batch scheduling system.
- Knowledge of networked application systems to include exposure to technologies such as databases (e.g. Oracle MySQL) and Server OS (e.g. Windows Linux).
- Knowledge of scripting (e.g. Windows Batch PowerShell Python SQL)
- Experience of system monitoring tools such as Splunk or CheckMK.
- Financial Trade Floor experience is a plus but not essential training will be provided.
Personal Attributes
- Candidates must be a self-starters with demonstrated initiative and a drive to deliver outstanding solutions and possess a proven record of seeking continuous improvement and implementing best practice in a technology environment
- Strong decision making skills. Candidates must be able to assess situations to determine the risks and options and effectively communicate clear and timely decisions.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) possess an ability to convey complex subjects in a clear and concise manner
- Candidates must have a proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail thorough in all work carried out
- Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills are key to building strong working relationships. Candidates must have the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with all stakeholders in order to achieve results.
- Teamwork working together to meet deadlines
- Excellent time management organization and prioritization skills
- Flexibility all members of the team participate in early morning and out of hours schedules
- Desire to learn and improve skills and knowledge
Susquehanna is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process please contact us.
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Employment Type
Contract
