Description
System Integration Engineer
The Systems Integrator will help to deliver projects for a proprietary trading system that trades cash, options, and futures in multiple markets around the globe.
We need someone who is self-motivated, enthusiastic and a flexible team player. You will be expected to work with teams in local and remote locations, liaising with external vendors, clients and exchanges as needed.
Key responsibilities:
- Integrate various system components and/or external vendor products and into our clients trade processing plant
- Contribute to analysis, design, development, testing and deployment of components
- Gather requirements during project discovery - facilitating workshops and documenting findings as required
- Estimate plan and cost out projects from start to finish, identifying schedule uncertainties and implementing contingencies as needed
- Define deliverables, resource requirements and schedule tasks for all resources
Skills Required
- Highly proficient in Linux/Unix, including Shell Scripting and process management
- Experience with at least one Scripting language eg Perl, Python, kshell
- A good understanding of network infrastructure
- A strong understanding of XML
- Experience working with distributed systems in a complex, high urgency environment
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Track record of consistent on-time project delivery
- Ability to manage work and plan deliverables in a structured manner (project planning)
- Ability to maintain composure while working under pressure
- Clear understanding of best business practices with respect to project management processes and methodologies
- Excellent ability to handle multiple tasks and many administrative details in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
- Strong verbal and written skills required to interact with global teams and customers
- Excellent self-motivation skills
Bonus Skills
- A strong understanding of financial markets (Cash and/or Futures preferred)
- Strong RDBMS skills (Sybase preferred)
- An excellent working knowledge of the FIX protocol
- Experience in architecting/developing solutions for 64 bit and multi-core processor platforms
- Experience in architecting/developing solutions that are highly available and load balanced
- Experience working with electronic trading platforms and exchanges
-Experience with C++
If you believe your CV is a close match and you are interested to work for a leading Bank in New York then please send your CV over to us without delay. Please state your desired daily rate and your availability/notice period.
Thanks.