Fixed Income Application Support Analyst
Marga Consulting LLC
NY, United States
Full-time
This is a technical role supporting a Fixed Income Trading desk. The candidate must have experience in Fixed Income and be able to face off directly to traders.
The candidate should also have experience in a least one of our major applications : ION, TOMS, Helix or Impact and aptitude to learn the others.
Major Responsibilities :
- Provide front office support for various trading applications.
- Execute test plans
- Troubleshoot and maintain electronic trading networks connectivity
- Work with multiple vendors to support different applications (ION, Broker applications, Bloomberg, Impact, etc.)
- Install, configure, test, deploy and upgrade software to the ION trading platform.
- Perform BA work; create specifications, project plans or other light project work.
Required Qualifications :
- A minimum of two to three years of experience supporting Fixed Income traders (i.e. Repo, Treasuries market making, etc.)
- Understand the trading activities and market data feeds (e.g. BrokerTec, Bloomberg, Tradeweb, etc.)
- Basic understanding of databases, queries / SQL.
- Ability to multitask several ongoing issues. This involves the ability to assess priority and make appropriate decisions quickly and effectively.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Self-motivated and directed, with the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Nice to have Qualifications :
- Development experience is a plus.
- College degree is a plus
- Prior programming experience is a plus Targeted systems :
- Helix
- Helix
- TOMS
- Impact
- ECNs : Bloomberg, BTEC, Tradeweb / Dealerweb, Market Axess
5 days ago