Role - Market Data and Trade System Analyst

Duration - 6 months with very likely extension

Rate - £385 p/d (inside IR35)

Location - Liverpool Street

Duties

• Maintain, Monitor and Develop Market Data Systems (MDS), Trade Systems and Applications and its infrastructure for all EMEA branches.
• The principal point of contact for the support, maintenance and enhancement of Market Data and Trade Systems and Applications in all software development life cycle environments.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for all aspects of MDS Infrastructure and Applications used by the users across EMEA.
• Liaise with other technical teams (Server group, Network group, Application group, IT Security group, Voice group) to participate projects, ABCD, TPRM, ASRA, AGC, Packaging, QA/REL, UAT, Change Management and roll-out of new MDS and Trade application products and software.
• Manage upgrades for MDS and Trade Servers, infrastructure, and applications.
• Be aware of new products and services within the Market Data and Trading arena which may be of benefit to the users.
• Ensure all managed MDS and Trade application Servers and applications are updated, and the latest security patches are applied on a regular schedule.
• Assist IT Security, Audit and Compliance groups for MDS and Trade Systems and Applications related queries and solutions.
• Ensuring tickets recorded in the organisation's fault reporting system are updated with enough narrative to provide a complete history of activity leading to its conclusion.
• Supervising vendor representatives attending the organisation's offices to undertake activities related to the support, maintenance, or enhancement of MDS and Trade Systems and Applications.
• Ensuring adherence to the organisation's policy and processes.

Experience

• At least 5 years' experience of supporting in Market Data and Trading Systems, Infrastructure and Applications.
• Very strong knowledge of Bloomberg and Refinitiv Systems, Applications and Data products.
• Good knowledge of Windows and Redhat server operating systems.
• Good knowledge of Desktop, Citrix client/VDI technologies and concepts.
• Good knowledge of Office 201x, Office 365 (32 & 64bit)

GCS Computer Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.