Alexander Black Recruitment is urgently looking for a Big Data Engineer to join our high profile client.

Our client is a $7 billion strong Prop Trading Firm with performance figures of 28%.

The Tick data engineer will work directly with the key members of the business to understand, analyse and solicit their data requirements and work to deliver these. You will need to have sufficient programming experience to build the analytical tools necessary to analyse the data, the visualisation tools to help identify poor data and the algorithms to cleanse data. You will also need to have significant skills with a SQL database, analytical tools such as Excel with VBA and scripting such as Python or Perl.

The client offers a bonus to all employees as a result of the fund’s performance from day 1.

The environment is that of Facebook or Google, relaxed open with time to think and make the right decisions. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed with an open dress code. This is a role for techies, those who are motivated by the sharp end of technology and the possibility of making serious money doing something you are passionate about. Day to day you will be:
 

• Be the single point of contact for raising, escalating and resolving data problems
• Recommendation, design and management of data storage, provision and cleansing activities
• Documenting data requirements and working with colleagues and external data suppliers in implementing them
• POC for suppliers including consolidated data providers, exchanges and clearing houses

Candidates MUST have:

• An MSc/PhD in computing or mathematics (or a reason why not)
• Experience of large data querying
• Experience or interest in financial markets: futures, equities, FX
• Proven track record of designing solutions for complex data problems
• Scripting
• Ideally Python
• SQL
• R or Matlab

This is a very specific role and candidates will be rewarded significantly if they can demonstrate the above skill set. Please feel free to discuss details at length by giving me a call. Developers without serious experience in the above will be wasting their time.

My client is based in London

If this sounds of interest then please send your most recent cv to banking@alexanderblackrecruitment.co.uk or call James Holland on 0207 590 3681