(Senior/Expert) IT Analyst - Trading Systems

Quick Facts

• Role: IT Analyst (Trading) – Senior/Expert (Equity DevOps / Application Maintenance)
• Focus: Production operations and reliability for business-critical equity trading platforms

Description

You will manage and support business-critical equity trading applications in production, serving as the first point of contact for trading desks for trading and data related issues. The role includes handling complex incidents across multiple teams and technology areas, working under Incident, Problem and Change Management processes, and ensuring system stability during high-volume and volatile market conditions. You will also maintain and extend monitoring, alerting, and observability, drive automation and operational improvements, and create and maintain operational and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support business-critical equity trading applications in production
• First point of contact for trading desks for trading and data issues
• Handle complex incidents across multiple teams and technology areas
• Work according to Incident, Problem and Change Management processes
• Ensure system stability during high-volume and volatile market conditions
• Maintain and extend monitoring, alerting, and observability
• Drive automation and operational improvements
• Create and maintain operational and technical documentation
• Collaborate with traders, developers, and vendor support teams

Requirements

• Experience supporting business-critical trading applications in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of Order Management Systems / Electronic Trading (or strong personal interest)
• Experience working with Incident, Problem and Change Management (ITIL or similar)
• Understanding of application lifecycle and production support
• Interest in automation and reducing recurring operational tasks
• Curiosity about how electronic and automated trading systems operate end to end
• Comfort working in high-pressure, production-critical trading environments; proactive, accountable, and self-organized
• Effective communication with business stakeholders

Hard skills & Technologies

• Windows
• Linux
• Python
• PowerShell
• FIX protocol
• SQL
• Geneos
• Grafana
• Electronic and automated trading environments
• Front Arena
• Murex

Benefits

• Collaboration, ownership, passion, courage
• Culture that fosters performance and growth, with opportunities to develop and learn
• Hybrid working model
• Diversity and inclusion commitment
• (Additional details not provided)