Retail Support - Senior

Job Description:

The Technology division is responsible for the development and delivery of new products, support of the live systems, support of the dealer and customer communities, plus support of internal IT systems.

The Support team is responsible for:

• The development of system instrumentation and monitoring tools.
• The provision of extremely high levels of availability for the production, demonstration and test systems.
• Resolution of any problems in these systems in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensuring compliance with company security procedures.

Job Requirements:

Must be able to demonstrate experience of supporting an existing large system to very high levels of availability.  Must have 3+ years experience supporting a web application including IIS 6.0.  Must have 3+ years using MS SQL Server (preferably SQL Server 2005).  Ability to develop scripts using any scripting language like Perl or VBScript.  Comfortable with C# / ASP.NET technology. Prior FIX protocol / engine support experience a big plus, or else must be willing to learn.

Must be:

• Structured, methodical approach
• Ability to work within a distributed team environment
• Delivery focused
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Team player
• As this is a support role this role will appeal to someone who prefers working on an existing system as opposedtodeveloping from scratch.
• They will be very proactive & be able to understand the business needs and prioritize work accordingly.
• They will bug fix - but do not need to get hung up on "clean" development - they need to get things done.
• Enjoying solving problems is very important, but they must also be a very strong developer.
• The team works very closely & it is a pressurized, often stressful environment.
• The ideal person will have good communication skills as they will be dealing with internal customers all the time.
• They will be required to be flexible on the hours they work - with some weekend work.
• Multi-tasking is essential.
• They will need to be able to get on with the work with little guidance - there is lots of autonomy with this role.
• The role offers end to end understanding of a complex on line bond trading platform.
• They will get to know the architecture inside out.
• The team is extremely strong & mix socially as well.

In addition, this senior level position should also have the following:

Personality

• Career oriented individual capable of working with little supervision
• Demonstrates methodical approach to problem solving
• Flexibility to handle wide range of tasks to accommodate changing system requirements
• Ability to interact with the business on a daily basis, communicate system problems, and work together to resolve issues

Experience

• Experience being the "go-to" person for a system and demonstrate the ability to work in a high pressure environment and resolve issues quickly on a live system
• Strong web environment skills (IIS, web farms) and experience investigating problems in a large system with several processes interconnected, preferably on a C# / ASP.NET web application.
• Strong database skills and experience.
• Demonstrate ability to make frequent (daily) changes in a production environment with no issue

Primary Role

• Management of Mission Critical Financial Services

• Systems Analyst/Engineer
• System management / Enhancement / Repair
• Build system monitor tools
• System Monitor - Problem Resolutions
• Central point of contact / Coordination with internal contributors - Dev.- QA - CR/DR

Experience of financial and especially trading systems a plus. Must be able to demonstrate experience of adding a range of enhancements to an existing large system in a manner which minimizes risk to a production environment, but maximizes the speed of development and quality.

To apply:

Please forward all resumes to Jesse Marrus; jmarrus@streetadvisorgroup.com .

Who We Are?

Street Advisor Group (SAG), a New York City based firm specializing in Wall Street job placements for sales traders, is comprised of over 50 recruiters and industry consultants nationwide who have built a reputation of trust around the globe. Our reputation for quality service starts with our commitment to our clients, maintaining the highest ethical standards on the street and most important, our pride in personal service and confidentiality.

What differentiates SAG?

Our vast network of relationships, industry contacts, and knowledge of Wall Street truly separates us from our competition and allows us to closely monitor employment trends. Our employees not only track and study these employment trends but adapt their search process with these changes. This is essential in finding the ideal candidate to meet our clients' needs.

Why Work With Us?

Our research and wealth of relationships on the street has enabled us to establish an elite database that is second to none. Many recruiters are Internet based new search firms that are inexperienced and do not have effective networking and researching systems in place. Our divisions are run by people who know these positions firsthand and posses the knowledge and experience on Wall Street to allow us to efficiently and effectively attract, hire, and retain high profile candidates and clients. Sales traders that produce a few million dollars a year, high performance analysts, PMs, head traders, experienced compliance officers, and other top qualified buy side and sell side candidates cannot be found through online job searches by inexperienced recruiting firms. Those might be effective and sufficient for entry level positions but not when you are looking to place a high profile professional.

Fees

A dedicated SAG consultant will research and perform due diligence on the open position at hand. While searching our database for possible candidates we will post your job opening with all of our industry contacts, multiple search engines, and Bloomberg's job listings. Fees range from as low as 20-25% percent depending on position.

SAG strategic partnership

Selecting the wrong search firm will cost you time and money. Our experience lets us understand the intricacies of your needs as well as the needs of our candidates, making every search different. Our professionalism is what keeps our clients and builds relationships with new ones. Through complete anonymity choosing Street Advisor Group is critical to your search and truly separates us from our competition. If you are interested in learning more about SAG please send me an email at mhtml:{B9666FB0-D155-4BED-8748-821A6A9DF34F}mid://00000191/!x-usc:mailto:baskenas@streetadvisorgroup.com  or click (employers on website) on www.streetadvisorgroup.com and please fill out a new job order form. We look forward to working with you in the near future. Thanks for your time in advance.