Trading System Support Team Leader

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate other locations cannot be considered.

Trading System Support Team Leader

This is a great job for someone who has a Strong understanding of electronic trading workflows and Protocols alongside a Fundamental understanding of FIX.

A bit about the job:

As the Trading System Support Team Leader at Aviva Investors you will lead and develop a high-performing Trading Application Support team ensuring the availability performance and reliability of our front-office trading technology stack. This role involves overseeing a diverse range of trading platforms and market connectivity toolsincluding Aladdin Bloomberg Tradeweb MarketAxess Trumid Liquidnet Virtu Triton Macrobond and Morningstarused by Global Trading teams across London Singapore and North America. You will ensure that systems supporting traders and portfolio managers in Credit Fixed Income Equity and Investment Transitions operate seamlessly and securely. Key responsibilities include managing and mentoring the team driving operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will act as the primary escalation point for critical incidents engage with senior stakeholders and vendors and ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements. This is an opportunity to combine leadership with technical expertise making a real impact on our trading operations.

Skills and experience were looking for:

Advanced knowledge of networking (TCP/IP DNS/DHCP network topologies firewall/gateway)

Proven experience supporting trading platforms (Aladdin Bloomberg etc.)

Level 3 IT support log analysis and monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk Tanium)
Solid grasp of trade lifecycle asset classes and market connectivity alongside Scripting & automation (PowerShell Python) and basic SQL (desirable)
Familiarity with cloud and virtualisation (Azure AWS VMware) (desirable)
Advanced stakeholder & incident management: Skilled in handling high-pressure situations coordinating across global teams and managing relationships with internal and external partners.

What youll get for this role:

Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14% depending on what you put in
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Family friendly parental and carers leave
Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone:

Were inclusive and welcome everyone we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box Even if you dont we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working including part time and job shares.

We flex locations hours and working patterns to suit our customers business and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate other locations cannot be considered.Trading System Support Team LeaderThis is a great job for someone who has a Strong understanding of electronic trading workflows and Protocols along...