IT Applications Engineer - Bloomberg, Tradeweb, FIX, Banking
RM IT Professional Resources AG
Basel, Switzerland
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
EnglishJob location
Basel, Switzerland
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Algorithmic Trading
Software Applications
Bash
Linux
Python
Powershell
SQL Databases
Data Streaming
XML
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Performance Monitor
Kafka
FpML
Job description
- Support development and integration of trading and market venues, ensuring robust connectivity and data flow to supported banking applications.
- Resolve incidents and issues related to external trading venues (eg, Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, Eurex, BidFX, CFETs, SIX), collaborating with both technical and non-technical teams for end-to-end solutions.
- Document trading and market venue connectivity and support processes, promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to long-term system performance and resilience improvements, including out-of-hours support for system maintenance and failover testing.
Requirements
- Experience as a Trading and Market Support Engineer in a financial services environment, including support for trading systems.
- Demonstrated ability in managing entitlements and administration for trading and market venues.
- Strong familiarity with market/trade data usage, performance monitoring systems, and message protocols (FIX, FPML/XML).
- Advanced technical expertise in Linux/Windows and Scripting (Python, Bash, Powershell); experience with integration technologies (Kafka or MessageQ) and SQL highly valued.
- Language skills: English
Your soft skills:
- Proactive approach with ownership for incident management and process improvement, organised and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Strong service orientation and ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Outstanding communication skills, able to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
About the company
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