Business Application Support Engineer | Experienced Hire

SIG Susquehanna

  • Dublin
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 25 days ago
OverviewAs a Trading Application Support Engineer/Analyst, you will join the ultra-low latency support team, providing technical and administrative support for all trading, operational, and support systems within the team. You will collaborate with development teams, quantitative traders, and key business stakeholders.This demanding and highly technical role requires strong technical systems and application knowledge to make critical support decisions under pressure. You will also manage complex project work for new or existing support systems, monitoring systems, support tools, and the deployment of new software trading systems.Responsibilities:
  • Serve as a contact point and collaborate with other infrastructure and software teams to ensure scalability, runtime environment, and stability.
  • Remotely manage and monitor server hosts in multiple colocations across Europe.
  • Maintain and manage the batch scheduling environment and monitoring systems.
  • Manage and prioritise requests from internal IT support functions.
  • Diagnose issues and troubleshoot existing application configurations.
  • Set up and maintain tools that monitor for alerts and test new system changes.
  • Continuously evaluate, improve, and deploy new application versions.
  • Manage project work, including hardware refreshes, environment optimisation, software configurations, change management, and release management.
What we're looking for
  • Excellent IT analytical and troubleshooting skills, with extensive experience tracing problems through log file analysis and understanding application/systems logic (e.g., routing paths).
  • Experience with or supporting a batch scheduling system is an advantage.
  • Experience with application monitoring and analytical tools such as Splunk and Check_mk.
  • A B.S. in a technical discipline or equivalent experience. Knowledge of or a desire to develop networked application systems, including exposure to database environments and Windows (2012, 2019).
Personal Skills:
  • Initiative: Proven record of seeking continuous improvement and implementing best practices in a technology environment.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Self-motivated and creative.
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written): Ability to convey technically complex subjects clearly and concisely.
  • Attention to detail: Thorough in work carried out.
  • Interpersonal skills: Friendly and approachable.
  • Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively to meet deadlines.
  • Excellent time management, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
  • Flexibility: Desire to learn and improve skills and knowledge. Desire to drive business impact.
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