Equity Production Support Engineer - Selby Jennings

Yesterday By Efinancialcareers

London, UK

2 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.reed.co.uk

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Artificial Intelligence Algorithmic Trading Amazon Web Services Build Automation Cloud Computing Linux Systems Theories Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) Enterprise Messaging Systems Windows PowerShell

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Standard Sql Zabbix Kubernetes

Job description

Sitting at the heart of the equities business, you’ll work side-by-side with Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts, ensuring the reliability, performance, and continual improvement of business-critical trading systems. Beyond day-to-day support, you’ll help drive enhancements across the trading lifecycle, giving you genuine influence over the technology that powers investment decisions. It’s a highly visible, high-impact role suitedtosomeonewhothrivesinfast-pacedenvironmentsandenjoyssolvingcomplexproblemsattheintersectionoftechnologyandtrading., * Partner directly with equity PMs, Traders and Analysts to support trading, PnL, risk, reporting and research systems

Own the stability and performance of front to back equity platforms across trading, middle and back office
Proactively identify workflow inefficiencies and drive system and process improvements
Troubleshoot production incidents end to end including root cause analysis and post-incident reviews
Build automation tools and enhancements using Python, PowerShell and SQL
Monitor system health, capacity and performance, resolving bottlenecks and reducing risk
Collaborate with global engineering teams and external vendors on issue resolution and enhancements
Improve operational efficiency through use of AI and automation
Maintain clear documentation across trade flows, systems and support processes
Provide cross-region support on a rotation basis including out of hours escalation

Requirements

5+ years supporting equity trading environments (buy-side, sell-side or vendor)
Strong understanding of equities products and trade lifecycle
Solid Python or PowerShell scripting plus SQL
Experience with OMS/EMS platforms (e.g. FlexTrade, Triton, SpiderRock)
Strong production support and troubleshooting capability in trading environments
Exposure to Linux, Windows, and cloud (AWS or Kubernetes)
Knowledge of FIX, messaging systems, and market data flows
Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. Geneos, Zabbix)