Senior IT Applications Support Analyst – Equities – Sydney / Australia recruitment
Applications Support Analyst (Senior) / Support Analyst - Equities /or Derivatives Trading Systems - Unix, SQL, Scripting. Experienced Support Analyst / Senior Application Support Sepcialist required. Sector leading Investment Bank/Trading firm.
Senior Applications Support Analyst - Equities /or Derivatives Trading Systems - Unix, SQL, Scripting. Experienced Application Support Analyst required. Sector leading Investment Bank/Trading firm. Sector leading Investment Bank requires an experienced Senior Application Support Analyst with a track record supporting trading /or risk management systems. Operating as part of a team in an enterprise investment banking technology environment, we are looking for an Application Support Analyst with prior experience supporting a variety of applications in a financial markets technology environment. Required Skills Experience -
- 5 years + experience in financial markets applications / production support
- Extensive experience resolving 2nd and 3rd level applications / production issues
- Excellent Unix / Solaris trouble-shooting / problem solving skills including Shell or Perl scripting
- RDBMS / SQL problem solving scripting skills in either Sybase, Oracle or SQL Server
- An appreciation of OO, with the ability to trouble-shoot Java or C++/similar OO based applications
- Basic Excel/VBA skills of benefit as is exposure to IRESS or similar Equities OMS
- FIX connectivity / DMA exposure of particular interest (but not imperative)
- Experience supporting business users in a Derivatives/FX /or Equities based trading environments
- Attention to detail with a natural aptitude for problem-solving
- A tertiary level of education with demonstrated exceptional written verbal communication skills
- Experience in 'follow-the-sun' style global support environments also of benefit
- An appreciation of ITIL and service management standards and procedures also highly desirable