Pareto Associate, Technology Operations recruitment

With a focus on support activities and leading to occasional development work, this position will involve working closely with users from different areas in the company. For a good candidate with no previous financial experience, there is an opportunity to be trained on relevant aspects of a busy trading environment.

Job description:

• Work as part of a team and independently to provide ongoing support for multiple vendor and in-house developed applications:

-Troubleshoot operational problems in a busy trading environment.

-Work as an application administrator for software including systems for portfolio accounting and messaging middleware.

-Work with vendor proprietary development environments.

-Work with users to facilitate training and troubleshooting.

-Co-ordinate patches, fixes, upgrades and enhancements through careful change control and testing.

• When possible, apply the full software development lifecycle to deliver high quality enhancements to multiple vendor and in-house developed applications including:

-Systems supporting the automation of quantitative financial models.

-Identifying areas where operational efficiency is weak and providing solutions to enhance these.

• Test business continuity preparations.

Required:

• University degree or equivalent

• Application support skills gained in a commercial environment.

• Programming experience in either Java, Excel/VBA, or a scripting language.

• Familiarity with databases and SQL.

• Highly organised and able to prioritise.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Willing to be flexible on working hours when necessary.

• Able to take initiative and exercise judgement where appropriate.

• Able to work under pressure when necessary.

• Ability to multi-task – will be juggling numerous support issues and project work.

• Ability to learn complex systems quickly to provide support to end users

• Self motivated.

• User support skills including responsive attitude and excellent communication skills.

• Desirable skills: Familiarity with trading and back office functions in an FX environment.