The firm is a leading over-the-counter, multi-asset class marketplace, and a pioneer in the development of electronic trading and trade processing. The company provides services in the fixed income, derivatives and equity markets to clients in more than 50 countries. Since 1998, the firm has operated a global trading network, which harnesses the distribution of the major investment banks with over 2,200 institutional clients. With its expansion into the equity markets, The firm is leveraging AutEx, the industry leader for 40 years in providing indications of interests, and Thomson Order Routing, a global FIX network with more than 6,000 connections to over 750 firms.

Their Support team is responsible for the provision of extremely high levels of availability for the production, demonstration and test systems.

In this role, you will be a mid-level support team member, working as part of a global team to support and maintain a 22-hour trading system.  This position requires a full understanding of the system architecture, applying/suggesting bug fixes, developing new tools for system monitoring and reporting, and working with the internal business to identify and resolve issues.  The role offers end-to-end understanding of a complex online bond trading platform.  You will get to know the architecture inside out. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Background:

• Experience supporting an existing large system to very high levels of availability, ideally of financial and especially trading systems is desirable.
• As this is a support role, this role will appeal to someone who prefers working on an existing system as opposed to developing from scratch.
• They will be very proactive and be able to understand the business needs and prioritize work accordingly.
• The team works very closely, and it is a pressurized, often stressful, environment.
• The ideal person will have good communication skills as they will be dealing with internal customers on a regular basis.
• They will be required to be flexible on the hours they work, with some weekend work on occasion.
• They will need to be able to work with little guidance - there is much autonomy with this role.

Required skills:

• 3 or more years of C++ experience is essential (ideally Microsoft visual C++)
• Strong experience of multithreading, socket level programming and use of TCP/IP
• Relational Database experience
• Perl

In addition, you should have:

• A structured, methodical approach.
• A delivery-focused attitude.
• The ability to work within a team environment - be a team-player.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and multi-tasking skills.

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.

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