Front Office Application Support Analyst, Fixed Income and Equities Trading

Front Office Application Support Analyst, Fixed Income and Equities Trading Global Bank, U.Midtown Manhattan | Four days onsite, one day remote Long-term contract S. securities arm of a global bank is adding a Front Office Application Support Analyst to its Front Office Solutions technology group. You'll sit close to the fixed income and equities trading desks and own production support for the platforms they rely on every day: order management, electronic trading, market connectivity, and the systems behind regulatory reporting. This is a hands-on technology role, not an operations, trade support, or middle office seat. You'll diagnose it across the application, server, and connection, fix it fast, and then write the script that keeps it from happening again. Provide production support for fixed income and equities trading applications, working directly with traders, sales, and business stakeholders Troubleshoot and resolve application, server, and FIX connectivity issues in real time across Unix/Linux and Windows Write and maintain shell scripts and automation in Python or another language to improve monitoring, health checks, and recurring manual work Query and analyze trade data in SQL for investigations and root-cause analysis Support the systems and data feeds behind regulatory reporting, including TRACE, CAT, and TRF/ORF Take part in releases, upgrades, testing, and change management across front office systems Partner with development and infrastructure teams on projects and platform changes Hands-on scripting in shell (bash, ksh) and programming experience in one of Python, Java, C#, or C++ Solid SQL, with experience in Oracle, Sybase, or similar databases Strong troubleshooting across Unix/Linux and Windows Application support or development experience on front office trading systems at a broker-dealer or bank, ideally with credit, rates, or electronic trading desks Working knowledge of fixed income and equity trading workflows and the trade lifecycle Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience Able to work onsite in Midtown four days a week FIX Protocol (4.2 to 5.0) and order routing platforms Fixed income regulatory reporting systems (TRACE) or equity reporting (CAT, TRF/ORF, Rule 606) MongoDB or other NoSQL databases Advanced Excel, including macros This is a desk-facing technology seat with real ownership of the trading platforms a growing securities business runs on.