What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Trading Operations Engineer - Financial Services position at East End Resources?
For our client, a mid-size trading firm:
Trading Operations Engineer
- You will be part of the firm's Technology division but located on the trading desk and embedded in the technical operations processes of the firm.
- The tasks are roughly split evenly between desk facing activities and light coding tasks (Python, bash, MySQL) in collaboration with full time development staff.
- Experience in a similar role would be preferred but will also consider those with no experience in the trading industry. Devops roles in tech would receive consideration. Will train from the ground up on trading-specific knowledge, but candidates must come in with experience in Python, SQL, and bash scripting.
Duties and responsibilities include:
• First point of contact for traders
• Install, configure and monitor critical trading applications
• Incident management via ticketing and documentation
• Collaborate with developers for all operational processes supporting trading applications
. This is a fully in-person role that entails constant communication.
. Communication ability is especially important for this position.
. Occasional travel (few times a year) to our European office should be expected.
Required skills:
• Experience with Python, bash and MySQL
- Linux experience is required
- 2-5 years experience in a Trading Operations Engineer is optimal, but will also consider those with no experience in the trading industry. Devops roles in tech would receive consideration. Will train from the ground up on trading-specific knowledge, but candidates must come in with experience in Python, SQL, and bash scripting.
Undergrad degree in computer science or a closely related field.