Senior Front Office Application Support – Cash recruitment

                                        Senior Front Office Application Support - Cash
                                                                     MVL/374540

Responsibilities:

• monitor the Order Execution Flow of the systems, and also their System Health
• incident / outage management for the business / systems supported; escalate and communicate with both Business Users and Development Team
• business user training and education
• application release management
• systems fail over and recovery
• if necessary, project-manage the implementation of new systems or system upgrades within the region
 

Requirements:

Essential:
• graduate degree, Information Technology degree or relevant qualification, technical background is preferred
• minimum three years’ experience of working on Cash Equities Front Office Systems in Investment Banks or related environment e.g. BuySide or Vendor
• extensive support experience in OMS EMS, with wide business user based and multiple region coverage is a must
• knowledge of Cash Trading (both Sales and Execution sides) in Asian markets / currencies is highly desirable
• knowledge of Equities from an Exchange and Capital Markets perspective, Asia market knowledge is preferred
• ability to act quickly and precisely in fast-moving and time sensitive trading environment
• ability to think logically and calmly under emergency and stressful situation (e.g. during outages)
• ability to multitask and effectively service clients in a time critical and fast paced trading environment
• must be client service oriented and exhibit high level of professionalism in team oriented environment
• ability to understand and thrive in both in technology and business environment
• strong written and oral communication skills in English

Technical:
• extensive understanding of Cash Equities Business
• Shell / Perl Scripting skills are essential
• working experience in SQL Scripting is essential
• working experience in Solaris and Linux environment is essential
• Good knowledge on Asian exchanges rules and characteristics, like market making rules, short-selling, Price and contract limits, etc.

Desirable:
• knowledge of FIX Protocol is preferred
• knowledge of Algorithmic Trading is a plus
• knowledge of Futures Options Business is preferred
• familiar / confident with trading environments / systems / situations
• team player that is able to work with people across different departments, countries and regions

If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please apply online or contact Marco Lau at Robert Walters on (852) 2103 5300 or marco.lau@robertwalters.com.hk quoting the Job Reference MVL/374540.