Our client is searching for an expectational C# GUI Developer to work in their Chicago office. The successful candidate will be working very closely with traders and the business team. This position will be responsible for the configuration management, support and assurance of proprietary trading applications in multiple production silos.
If you aspire to:
- Provide technical expertise to support and enhance core trading applications.
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze complex business/technical problems and make sound technical decisions pro actively and in a self-directed manner.
Responsibilities:
- Configuration management of multiple production silos, covering multiple asset classes.
- The uptime, capacity, and performance among other aspects of day-to-day operations of trading systems.
- Working with development teams in regression testing functionality and stress testing application servers for capacity and performance.
- Contributing to the quality of service lines by participating in product development starting with the inception stage.
- Working on tactical tools development for the traders and business teams.
- Managing critical and direct communication lines with Traders, Business Managers, and Development Leads on all aspects of projects.
- Escalating hot issues pro-actively and ensuring all stakeholders are kept abreast of issues through resolution.
- Creating extensive documentation and procedures.
Requirements:
- Prior experience supporting traders, trading desks is preferable.
- Proven experience of application support and administration.
- Solid knowledge of Trading Systems Applications including OMS and FIX engines.
- 2 years of solid experience in UNIX/Linux, Networking, Perl, Python, Sybase SQL, Shell Scripting.
- Proven problem solving experience, turning around with solutions in a demanding timeline.
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills applicable to a dynamic trading environment.
- Experience with software analysis, leading to bug-fixing, development, code enhancement is desirable.
- Experience with testing methodologies and test tools is desirable.
- Knowledge of market data systems and/or order entry.
Education:
- Degree in Computer Science, or related engineering or science curriculum.
