Drive an operational environment for front office business applications from daily operational tasks, ensuring a stable operating environment for the applications.
Drive platform improvement initiatives in monitoring, stability, resiliency and capacity for trading systems
Release management - being the gatekeepers for the production environment, ensuring all change is understood and scheduled appropriately
Morning and weekend checks - in conjunction with global teams ensuring system readiness for the start of day and start of week
Monitoring - use and continual improvement to the main monitoring tool
Work with counterparts globally and ensuring there is a common/collective approach to issues/problems
DR Drill - coordinate and participate annual DR events
Assist in the automation of repetitive task
Requirements
5+ years application support experience in investment bank/securities firm/vendors, domain knowledge in equities or prime finance is preferred.
Working knowledge of UNIX, Linux operating system
Proficient in SQL and Shell scripting
Experience with Perl/Shell scripting, Excel and VBA
Experience with monitoring tools Autosys, ITRS Geneos and Dynatrace
Ability to both manage and adapt changes and complexity with confidence. Getting things done in large organizations
Self-sufficient drive, good prioritization skills, strong analytical and problem solving skills
Good communication and stakeholder management skills