C++ Developer/Trading System Specialist

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This is a great opportunity for a strong technologist-support engineer to join a well recognised private institutional Hedge Fund with over a billion dollars of assets under management. It uses the latest in hardware and software technology to manage investments around the world. Its technology group is seeking candidates for several different positions. The This particular firm has two key area?s of focus: High Performance Trading and Portfolio Management Software Development.
This multi- disciplinary professional team are seeking a strong, motivated, bright and extremely ambitious individual to join a strong team of production engineers working as a Developer Trading System Specialist. This role is a unique opportunity to join a sophisticated hedge fund. My client are seeking professionals with strong technical background for this role. Successful candidates will be responsible for understanding, extending, monitoring, configuring, and troubleshooting a complex and distributed trading platform. Ideally, the team are looking for bright individuals who thrive in being in the middle of the action while seeking challenges beyond traditional IT.
Candidate will need to possess acute troubleshooting skills and a natural attention to details. To enjoy the challenges and rewards that this position offers, the candidate must be able to juggle multiple simultaneous critical tasks while keeping focused under high pressure. This company is prestigious and well recognised within the market and therefore expectations of you include a high level of organization, a natural curiosity and the ability to learn with a key focus on getting things done. The ideal Candidate should be able to perform well in a multi-disciplinary professional team and work in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities for C++-Perl Developer-Trading System Specialist:

• Provide technical support to resolve client issues
• Develop support knowledge bases and best practices
• Liaise with Application Developers to find resolutions reported software problems and to ensure that change requests are managed effectively
• Implement, test, and certify FIX connections between clients and vendors
• Install and configure software platform to client specifications
• Support roll-outs and upgrades of our advanced financial trading system
• Provide the highest level of customer satisfaction

Key Skills for C++-Perl Developer-Trading System Specialist:

(Support, C++-C#, Perl, Unix, Linux, SQL)

• C++
• Perl
• Unix-Linux
• Strong computing skills with good knowledge of SQL and scripting languages

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented technologist that is looking to broaden their technical expertise and join a challenging and dynamic team with the opportunity to grow quickly. You will work alongside some extremely senior technologists-mathematicians, and the collaborative environment will allow you to quickly progress and be challenged each day. The compensation package will be extremely competitive along with the bonus and benefits package.

To apply for this role, please contact cplusplus@selbyjennings.com or 0207 019 4163.

(Support, C++-C#, Perl, Unix, Linux, SQL)

July 27, 2012 • Posted in: General

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