Application Support Analyst / Contract / London / £400-£500pd
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Application Support Analyst / Contract / London / £400-£500pd
My client a top tier investment bank is looking for an Application Support Analyst with Equity Derivatives knowledge ideally to join their expanding team based in London.
What the role will entail:
Role is to perform an Application Support Analyst role within the IPED Technology Platform Support Team who are responsible for:
- Resolution of Level1 / Level2 application issues for a large range of users from Front Office / Middle Office / Back Office.
- Detailed analysis of technical issues with escalation to Level3 Development where necessary.
- Day to day management of a complex application suite.
- Management of production system stability and performance.
- Production environment improvement and capacity management.
- Out of hours support as necessary, systems are global in scope with support in India, Hong Kong and the US; however there is a requirement for on-call Level2 support.
Release management in conjunction with the Development Team.
Specific business knowledge & technical knowledge required
- Knowledge of Financial trading applications.
- Strong knowledge of SQL.
- Knowledge of Windows operating system.
- Commitment to delivering innovative and high quality solutions to demanding deadlines in a dynamic business unit.
- Ability to work in a pressured environment with minimal supervision.
- Ability to communicate to all levels of business including Senior Management.
- Previous application support experience in a trading environment with a minimum of 2 years in a front office role.
- Understanding of Equities products (Equity Derivatives, Equity Swaps, Stock Borrow / Loan, Portfolio Swaps) and their associated business / trade flow.
The candidate must be able to work in a highly dynamic environment with demanding users. The successful candidate will gain excellent exposure to the business area and products as well as the opportunity to work in a technically challenging, delivery focused environment.
They're offering 6 month rolling contract paying between £400-£500pd and they're looking at taking someone on in the next 1-4 weeks time. If you're interested then please email me your up to date CV.
Application Support Analyst / Contract / London / £400-£500pd