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Position Title – WR74775R112015

Sr/Lead Trading System Analyst (Equity Trading Support) – Client Service - SQL – FS - Boston, MA Area – Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS – Local Candidates Only

Green Card Holders or US Citizens Only

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Outstanding Compensation Package – Bonus – Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities.

Position Summary:

The Trading Operational Support unit is seeking a systems analyst to join the team supporting our Equity Stock Trading, Equity Basket Trading, and Equity Derivatives Trading Desks. Support of our Fixed Income Corporate, Money Market, High Yield, and Foreign Exchange Trade desks will be a secondary responsibility. The trading systems group provides a high level of electronic trading automation and tools to automate the post-trade allocation notification process. Currently, the systems provide a means for traders to electronically receive orders, execute, and send allocation reports to multiple execution platforms. Qualified applicants must possess a strong knowledge of technology, trading, and financial services. Candidates must also possess excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, willing to work in an energetic, fun, fast pasted and team-oriented group. The ability to manage multiple priorities is required. This position requires some partial early, late and weekend shift coverage.

Responsibilities:

Daily activities and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

· Support of technology located on the trading desks

· Spending a large portion of work time on the trading floor

· Phone support; answering trader questions in an expeditious manner

· Researching reported problems. Generating story level enhancements or bug defects via existing technical tools and process methods.

· Helping other business groups with trading related questions and problems

· Operational readiness and rollout of new versions of applications

· Test new technology and vendor interfaces into applications

· Some project management responsibilities

· Contribute to the development of internal and external documentation

Required Skills and Competencies:

· BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

· 7+ years’ experience supporting or working with Financial Systems and/or Trading Applications

· Self-starter with the ability to manage projects

· Strong SQL skills

· Experience with Equity Trading would be very desirable

· Experience with FIX and FIX network providers, Bloomberg, LatentZero Sentinel, FXConnect, Crossmar CMS, ECNs and ATSs (TradeWeb, MarketAxess, RediPlus, etc., Algorithmic and strategy trading, Oasys, and Omgeo CTM

· 1 – 2 years Programming Experience

· Knowledge of Relational Database Systems and Websphere MQ

· Knowledge of Data Services and Data Service Vendors would be a plus

· Familiarity with Pre-trade and compliance systems

· Willing and able to work independently and as part of a team, in a fast-paced, business-critical environment

Keys to this Position:

1. Technical: Must be able to query the database with SQL.

2. Domain: Trading Systems knowledge is required.

3. This role is more Support than traditional Systems Analysis, therefore the role involves developing deep knowledge of trading systems and being able to respond to trading questions.

4. Very strong communication and client interfacing skills are required. This role involves sitting on the Equity Trading floor interacting directly with Traders.