XTP Support (based in Hong Kong) - Global Talent Services Limited

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Main Duties:
A member of the Equities Cash and Futures Run-The-Bank team, the candidate will have the following responsibilities:

Provide support for mission critical Windows based Equities Cash Trading Technology during Asian and early European market hours (on a shift/rota basis), based in Singapore
Support FIX, OMS and Exchange connectivity components of the trading platform covering Cash Equities, Futures.
Responsible for build-out of a strategic new Futures platform. The platform will be bespoke and will cover: a Trading GUI, OMS, Client and Exchange connectivity.Work with development and business partners to plan, build, deploy and support the testing of the new platform. Be responsible for ensuring the new platform is production ready.
Deputise for team leads in senior meetings with key stakeholders where appropriate
Develop specialist knowledge in relevant systems, sharing that knowledge, as required, with global teams
Liaise with internal traders and sales on potential process improvements
Mentor more junior members of the team where appropriate
Liaise with development teams on future application changes and improvements
Take ownership of issues through to resolution or escalation, as appropriate
Pro-actively improve the quality of systems and service, and increase business value
Undertake projects as required, including, but not restricted to, the following areas: - capacity and performance management, monitoring initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, web based tools, reporting and documentation
Uphold and champion policies, procedures and standards
Requirements:

Qualification / Education Required
Graduate
Experience Required:

Listed Futures / Equity Markets technology experience in a related front-office application support role within investment banking.
Listed equities product knowledge.
Experience Preferred:

Knowledge of program trading, algorithmic trading and/or risk management
Skills / Aptitude Required:

Windows Server 2003 (some system admin and support knowledge) â€" MUST HAVE
Windows scripting knowledge (VB Script, Javascript, PowerShell etc)
Detailed practical knowledge of FIX.
Exchange Connectivity (LIFFE, EUREX, CBOT, CME, LSE, XETRA, NYSE, etc)
SQL (Sybase / Oracle)
General infrastructure and networking knowledge: the ability to troubleshoot latency issues
Excellent communicator, good with users, able to work well in a cross-disciplined team and alone with minimum supervision.
Pro-active, thorough, organized and energetic.
Excellent problem solver with a commitment to thorough root cause analysis and business process improvement
Skills / Aptitude Preferred:

ITIL knowledge
Unix/Linux/SQL
KDB
CGI Scripting/HTML
Our client offers attractive remuneration package to right candidates. Interested parties please send full resume with present and expected salary to email address of jenny.hung@global-talents.com
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