Paul Murphy Associates · 2 weeks ago
IT Engineer - Trading Systems & Back Office Integration
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expPaul Murphy Associates is seeking a highly motivated IT Engineer with a background in financial services to join their IT team. The role involves ensuring seamless data flow between trading and back-office systems, optimizing connectivity, and troubleshooting in a fast-paced trading environment.
ConsultingFinanceRecruiting
Hiring Manager
Georgia Murphy
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain robust and efficient connections internal clearing operations, back-office systems (e.g., clearing, reconciliation, risk), and external parties such as trading platforms, exchanges, clearing firms, and market data vendors
Support the operations of back-office systems, including accounting, reporting, clearing, and reconciliation platforms
Collaborate with internal teams (business, developers, compliance) and external counterparties (exchanges, clearing firms, vendors) to resolve technical issues and ensure smooth operation of trading and settlement processes
Diagnose and resolve real-time trading issues, investigate compliance inquiries, and troubleshoot technical problems across various systems (clearing, databases, back-office)
Monitor system performance, identify potential failures or bottlenecks, and implement proactive solutions to ensure minimal downtime and quick recovery from incidents
Maintain comprehensive documentation of system architectures, workflows, troubleshooting procedures and support scripts to facilitate knowledge transfer and continuous improvement
Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline repetitive business processes, IT support tasks, software deployment, configuration, and monitoring
Ensure adherence to regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., CFTC, NFA, SOC2) and implement robust security protocols to protect trading data and systems
Work closely with clearing, infrastructure, software development, and other teams to support and enhance the trading ecosystem in a 24x7 environment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
3+ years of experience in the financial industry, preferably within a trading firm or FCM
Experience connecting with back-office platforms and financial exchanges
Experience developing and supporting mission critical systems that operate on a 24x7 basis
Experience developing analytical reports from large data sets
Strong scripting abilities in languages such as Python and Bash
Experience with protocols such as FIX, REST, SFTP, MQ and WebSocket APIs
Familiarity with SQL and relational databases
Experience with Windows/Linux operating systems and the command line
Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools and concepts
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
Have the desire to self-start, own and drive initiatives and solving for unknowns
Ability to work effectively in a high-stakes production facing environment
A service-oriented mindset and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
Tenacious in solving complex technical problems and passionate about continuous improvement
Preferred
Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and microservices architecture is a plus
C# a plus
Company
Paul Murphy Associates
Paul Murphy Associates is a recruitment firm that focuses on providing services to clients and candidates within the financial industry.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Paul Murphy
CEO
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