DevOps Engineer/Analyst – XAE

Job description

Environment

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Mission

·Responsible for application used by traders, sales and middle office on the trading floor.

·Responsibility includes software releases, configuration, monitoring and support of all production system components and infrastructure.

·Support, develop and maintain multiple code bases, build systems, own related processes and deliver frequent releases with high quality.

·Ensure system availability, performance, capacity, and monitoring through proper response to incidents, events and problems.

·Troubleshoot technical or functional issues in a complex financial environment to provide timely resolution, with various applications and platforms that are global.

·Develop applications to automate manual operational tasks as well as build custom real-time monitoring tools and reports.

·Partner with global development and application support teams in New York, Montreal, Paris, Bucharest, Bangalore and Hong Kong. Work in follow-the-sun model.

·Position being on the main trading floor, extensive interaction is expected with traders, sales, developers and quants.

·Gaining in-depth exposure to both the business and technology aspects of equity derivatives business.

·Bring a passion to stay on top of DevOps trends, experiment with and learn new CD technologies.

·Help or mentor other members of the team, preach and spread DevOps as religion in the firm.

Desired profile

Profile

Qualifications:

·Undergraduate or Graduate degree in Computer Science or related concentration.

Experience Needed:

·DevOps, Support or Developer experience across all stages (inception, analysis, design, implementation, runtime, maintenance and support).

Desired / Plus:

·3+ years experience in financial services industry.

Technical Skills:

·Strong programming background in scripting language (TCL, Perl, Python, etc.)

·Strong programming background in a structured, object-oriented language (C#, Java, etc.)

·Comfortable working on UNIX / Linux (Sysadmin, Shell Scripting, etc.) and Windows environments.

·Experience working with relational databases, excellent SQL skills.

·Deep understanding of the Agile and Continuous delivery.

·Experience with one or more: Source control management systems (GIT or Subversion); Build systems (Maven), Unit testing (NUnit or JUnit), Code quality (Sonar), Continuous integration (Jenkins or TeamCity) and Automated acceptance testing (Cucumber or Specflow).

Desired / Plus:

·Knowledge of FIX and other order/rfq/trading protocols.

·Understanding MQ Series or TIBCO middleware technologies.

·VBA programming skills.

Competencies:

·Energetic, self-directed and self-motivated, able to build and sustain long-term relationships with business and colleagues.

·Ability to solve problems with a keen eye for details; a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to the team.

·Exceptional analytical skills, able to apply knowledge and experience to propose creative, value driven viable solutions.

·Self-directed, independent and comfortable in a fast paced, ambiguous and matrix environments.

·Can manage multiple tasks and use judgment to prioritize and escalate to achieve desired outcomes.

·Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Desired / Plus:

·Knowledge on Capital Market and Investment Banking Activities.