Shulman Fleming & Partners · 3 months ago
Contract Equity Trading Support Engineer
Shulman Fleming & Partners is seeking a Contract Equity Trading Support Engineer to provide support for various trading applications and securities lending applications. The role involves troubleshooting electronic trading networks, maintaining trading systems, and working closely with traders to ensure smooth operations during live trading.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Provide support for various trading applications, research platforms and Securities Lending applications, including Flextrade, Ullink, Global One and BlueMatrix
Troubleshoot and maintain Electronic trading networks connectivity
Install, test, deploy and upgrade software the Equities trading systems. Develop test plans for enhancements & new modules of vendor provided software. Work with users to certify enhancements
Monitor electronic trading systems and server-side software to ensure that systems are working correctly
Work with traders to Identify, troubleshoot and respond to emergency situations impacting live trading
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience developing solutions and supporting an Equity line of business (i.e. US Market Making, ETF, Electronic Trading, Global Program Trading, Options
Script development experience with excellent usage of SQL
Understand trading activities and market data feeds
Fundamental understanding of database modeling and ETL type applications
Knowledge of FIX messaging protocol
Proficient in handling regulatory or compliance related requests (i.e. Reg NMS, ACT, CAT)
Experience working on a trading floor supporting mission critical applications
Experience in at least 1 of the following platforms – Flextrade, Fidessa
Preferred
Experience with scripting and automation is a plus