Front Office Application Support Engineer, Dublin Hybrid, MS SQL Server/T-SQL
Please note that Front Office Capital Markets Application Support experience is essential for this opportunity.
Talentspot is working exclusively to support our highly-regarded capital markets customer. Having been in business for 50 years, they are considered a Wall Street heavyweight for their scale, innovation, and investment returns. Markets they operate in include asset management, real estate, credit risk, hedge funds, fund management and equities, private equity and FX.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
They have experienced significant growth over the last few years and are investing in a wide-scale modernisation of their technology stack and how they manage that technology. Their globally distributed technology portfolio includes complex, native web applications, highly extensible third-party applications, Big Data/EDWH, and reporting/insights solutions - deployed in on-premise data centers and within the public cloud (AWS).
POSITION SUMMARY
As a Trading Application Support Engineer you will provide critical technical support to the trading desk and back-office operations specialising in bond/loan trading and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) warehousing.
You will possess a strong understanding of financial instruments, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. You'll need to be outgoing, with strong communication skills, with the personality to engage with traders, portfolio managers, and operations teams. You'll be a natural team player, able to collaborate seamlessly to understand and meet requirements.
You will bring excellent programming and data management skills, and be a cultural fit with an emphasis on teamwork, collaboration, excellence and ensuring business users' needs are prioritised correctly.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide day-to-day support for the trading platform and Business-to-Business integrations.
- Work with business users (Traders, PMs, Operations, Analysts, Finance/Compliance professionals, etc.) and perform requirement analysis, resolution design, and implementation.
- Ensure a high standard of SDLC with a focus on automated testing/regression.
- Provide training to business users and new joiners.
- Develop and maintain CLO compliance tests.
- Align with and add to the culture and overall vision/mission of the team.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- 3+ years or the equivalent of working in the financial industry with a deep understanding or strong potential to pick up financial securities, especially bonds and loans.
- 3+years T-SQL programming experience
- Python is highly desirable, but if you meet the other criteria to a high-level expect to learn Python
- Prior experience with trading, portfolio management, or hedge fund reporting applications is strongly desired
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills; detail-oriented.
- Strong cultural fit – teamwork, proactive/self-starter, results-oriented, and integrity and an 'own-it' mentality
- Excellent communication skills - you will be working with and supporting Front Office traders along with business operations
DESIRABLE SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
- Experience working with Microsoft SSIS and SSRS.
- Experience with XML/XPath/XSLT.
- Experience with a Trading system like Calypso, Murex, Summit, Blackrock Aladdin, Charles River, Everest, Geneva etc.
- Active Batch, Control-M, Autosys scheduling.
You must be eligible to live and work in Dublin as sponsorship is not available.