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EQDCOM Trading Applications Support Engineer - New York New York
Company: Shulman Fleming & Partners
Location: New York, New York
Posted On: 05/09/2024
EQD/COM Trading Applications Support Engineer MUST be local to New York City. This is a hybrid schedule at least 3 days in the office 2 days remote Salary Range $150k to $200k This is a mid-level engineer Full-time position supporting an Equity Derivatives & Commodities Futures Trading desk. The candidate must have experience in Equity Derivatives and/or Commodities and is willing to provide support to traders. It would be a plus if the candidate has experience with the Murex/Calypso or equivalent trading system. Major Responsibilities: - Day-to-Day trade support for the Equities Derivatives/Commodities trading desk, closely interacting with traders executing and risk managing complex derivative products.
- Troubleshooting support issues and provide highly active support in the resolution of problems for the trading desk, manage communications to the desk regarding platform issues and resolutions.
- Ensuring accurate trade capture, event processing, representation of positions, PL & risk exposures in risk management systems.
- Liaising with global Tech and Ops counterparts on a variety of strategic initiatives - representing the business interests by providing expertise across products & systems, testing new technology rollouts, and driving enhancements to existing systems and processes
- Performing reconciliation processes across systems to help system upgrades and maintain various systems connectivity to ensure smooth trading desk activities.
- Learn and adapt quickly to the fast-changing desk operations. E.g., New products implementation
- Technical documentation of system requirements/solutions and maintaining support run book for Production issues. Required Qualifications:
- Academic background in a STEM discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or Financial Engineering
- Analytical background including an understanding of applied Math, Probability and Statistics.
- At least 2-4 years of experience with developing solutions for Equity Derivatives/Commodities lines of business (i.e., Futures, Total return swaps, Vanilla options, Exotic options, Equity swaps, etc.). Prior experience must include experience with: Utilizing risk management systems to identify and resolve booking errors and technology issues pertaining to trade bookings and subsequent front-to-back flows.
- A thorough understanding of market data conventions and ability to understand the interpret market data provider specifications.
- Ability to multitask several ongoing issues. This involves the ability to assess priority and make appropriate decisions quickly and effectively.
- Experience working on a trading floor supporting mission critical applications.
- Experience working with Job scheduling applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Fundamental understanding of database modeling and ETL type applications
- Effective interpersonal skills and relationship-building skills.
- Self-motivated and directed, with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong analytical skills to understand a broad set of sophisticated cross-asset products and complex end-to-end workflows.
- Geared towards process improvement, system enhancement and automation.
- Unix/Linux knowledge
- Advanced excel skills is preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of JIRA for issue and project tracking Nice to have Qualifications:
- College degree required.
- Murex/Calypso or equivalent experience
- Database & SQL experience Targeted systems:
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