Equity Derivative Application Support Engineer

The Company

Our client is a globally recognized financial services institution with an extensive presence across key international markets. They are committed to innovation, operational excellence, and empowering their technology teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions in support of complex trading environments.

The Team

You'll be joining a high-performing application support team embedded within the equity derivatives technology space. This team plays a critical role in ensuring the performance, integrity, and stability of key trading platforms. Working closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional engineering teams, the group supports strategic initiatives and drives continuous improvement.

The Role

• Provide advanced application support for equity derivatives systems across global environments.
• Collaborate with technology and business teams to identify, analyze, and implement system enhancements or fixes.
• Assess and document system impacts from new business requirements and regulatory changes.
• Ensure seamless integration of technology solutions with operational and strategic goals.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues using interpretive thinking and root cause analysis.
• Identify and mitigate risks, vulnerabilities, and security gaps across supported applications.
• Coach and mentor junior team members and contribute to workload distribution.
• Influence key technology decisions through in-depth analysis and strong communication.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulatory standards.

The Requirements

• 8 - 12 years of experience in technology roles, ideally within equity derivatives or related domains.
• Strong technical proficiency with SQL, Windows, Linux, Python, Shell scripting, and ITRS.
• Proven ability to work in high-pressure trading environments with a service-oriented mindset.
• Solid understanding of application support principles and incident/problem management.
• Strategic thinker with practical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience leading or participating in the requirements gathering process for large-scale systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline; Master's degree a plus.

The Contact

For more information or to submit your application, please contact: [email protected]