A well-established and global technology company is seeking an experienced Technical Application Support Specialist to join their business on a 12-month maternity contract. Partner with this diverse and innovative business that have been successfully operating throughout COVID-19.

An excellent opportunity to join a leading provider of surveillance and compliance technology.

What's in it for you?

A positive and engaging onboarding process
12 month contract role with the potential to extend
A highly collaborative and innovative working environment
Work for a reputable and stable organisation operating on a global scale
Flexibility to work from home or from the modern Sydney office overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Immediate start

Main responsibilities include:

Perform monitoring of systems for software errors, failures and capacity issues; troubleshoot, diagnose and escalate to senior associates.
Follow procedures for startup and shutdown of core application, recovery procedures, scheduling, backups, and monitors batch processes.
Troubleshoot private data and market data connectivity issues of increasing complexity with clients, exchanges and market centers.
Review system capabilities, department workflow, and scheduling requirements.
Work closely with business analysts and other members of the team to analyze and design efficient solutions to fix reported issues.

The ideal candidate:

At least 4 years of commercial experience in the trading/financial IT industry
Commercial experience using Linux including a good knowledge of scripting
Experience with trading protocols (e.g., FIX, OMnet, ITCH, OUCH ) in a similar role
Experience with data integration and/or manipulation projects

If this is the perfect role for you or you are interested in learning more, please apply today!

Job title :	Technical Application Support Specialist
Contract type :	Contract
Location :	Sydney
Sectors :	Risk & Compliance
Job Reference :	MR1060920
Job published :	3 days ago