Senior Trade Support Specialist / Analyst @ New York City, NY - Onsite

Senior Trade Support Specialist / Analyst @ New York City, NY

Role Responsibilities:

• Provide Application Support for multiple Equity Sales and Trading Applications focusing on Bloomberg and Fidessa/OMS
• Provide front office and operational support to traders across various regions
• Support trading platforms during high paced production trading scenarios
• Be able to quickly analyze and manage incidents in production environments and quickly communicate resolutions to the Equity Sales and Trading Desk
• Support and coordinate with stakeholders and end users to resolve system issues that may impact trade functionality
• Coordinate with external client OMS'es & execution venues to certify new connections for inbound order flow
• Maintain inventory for FIX providers
• Support testing, troubleshooting of application(s) including application upgrades both during and outside of normal business hours
• Work closely with traders to ensure their understanding of any new products implemented on the desk
• Ensure a timely and detailed response to all inquiries received by stakeholders, traders and external clients

Must Have Skills/Prior Experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or Finance, or Economics or related field 5 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge of scripting tools i.e. Excel VBA, Python and SQL for data manipulation and automation
• Proficient in MS Office suite
• The ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure environment
• Ability to work in Agile environment (Kanban and SCRUM)
• 7+ years of experience supporting the Bloomberg and Fidessa/OMS

PlNice to Have Sklls/Prior Experiences:

• Knowledge of industry regulations and basic practice and procedure of securities trading
• Knowledge of Cash Equities Products
• Knowledge of Fidessa and Bloomberg
• Familiarity of FIX protocol and FIX ATDL protocol