ION MarketView Securities Apps Lead
The person in this role will be responsible for:
1: Managing a second-level trading IT support team
Pick up, investigate and own problems to resolution. Develop business domain and specialist IT platform knowledge. Use and contribute to team knowledge bases. Offer and advocate for improvements to support processes. Spot patterns in issues arising and escalate unresolved problems promptly and effectively. Communicate clearly and effectively with users at all levels in the business. Display resilience and clear thinking under pressure. Lead the team by example.
2: Infrastructure management
Design, implement, and support the enterprise infrastructure for our trading applications. Design and test business continuity solutions. Utilise and maintain monitoring tools. Act as a local subject matter expert on our server and database estate, TCP/IP networking, and three-tier enterprise Java application configuration. Identify and implement optimizations to reduce cost and improve reliability across compute, database, storage and network hardware. Develop and leverage a network in the group infrastructure support teams.
3: IT Change Management
Own and develop team change management procedures. Review, authorize and manage changes to the production trading environments. Perform risk assessments of proposed changes and respond appropriately. Act as an effective gatekeeper by challenging inappropriate changes concisely and fairly. Think critically about the change management process and suggest improvements from experience.
4: Project management
Work independently on projects without direct supervision. Analyse requirements, break them down into tasks, and deliver to objectives. Identify and escalate problems. Maintain a prioritised task list for self and the team. Build and leverage relationships with subject-matter experts within and outside the firm. Report on progress in an accurate and timely fashion. Set and maintain appropriate scope. Follow and contribute creatively to the global team’s best practice guidelines.
Applicants are required to have:
• A proven history of managing and motivating IT Support teams
• Experience of electronic trading technology (Government Corporate debt securities preferred);
• Basic UNIX (Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux) system administration;
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Perl and Python preferred);
• Sybase and Oracle DB configuration and use (writing SQL and stored procedures, basic system administration, query review and optimisation).
Experience with ION Trading pricing and risk management software (Marketview MMI), CCNA or other training in TCP/IP connectivity, and experience with OTC Rates and Credit Derivatives is highly desirable.
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