Trading Application Support L2 at StoneX Group

Bogota, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Level 2 Support, Trading Systems Support, Application Testing, Automation, Configuration, System Monitoring, Log Analysis, Incident Management, Problem Management, SQL Server, SQL Queries, ITIL, PowerShell, Python, Troubleshooting, FIX Protocols

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Overview Permanent, full-time, hybrid in our office in Bogota. Please submit your CV in English. Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity With 5,400+ employees and over 80,000 institutional, commercial, and payments clients, we operate from more than 80 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors. Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth. Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies. Responsibilities Position Purpose: StoneX retail arm is looking to hire a Level 2 Support person in Bogota to support in house Trading Systems along with Global Support teams to provide 2nd Line support to business. The role encompasses mission critical support for our trading systems including (but not limited to) application testing, automation, configuration, system monitoring, and support of production trading desks. The system environment at StoneX Retail consists of proprietary and 3rd party software applications, covers the entire stack of software needed to trade, and consists of broad and varied technologies. Do you have a combination of system automation, and application support experience? Do you thrive in working in a fast-paced dynamic environment? You should be a person who has the ability to think on their feet and is able to adapt to technical challenges. The desire to continually self-improve and seek continual improvement are a must-have skill set. Responsibilities Provide Level 2 support of our trading systems. Escalate issues to other teams as appropriate by providing detailed log analysis, replicating issues in production or test environments that bring the development team up to speed quickly on the problem without the need for them to conduct a level one / level two analysis themselves. Document outages along with taking active role in Incident and Problem Management and interact with development teams to drive permanent resolutions. Constantly liaise with the Traders on the trade desk to allow full immersion in the trading workflows Create/enhance tools to make operational workflows more automated and less error-prone. Add to the monitoring infrastructure to allow more proactive detection of problems and issues. Identify risks and provide guidance around timing of changes and releases. Investigation of user queries via log file and process interaction, e.g. order issues, flow breaks, booking issues and Pricing. Interrogate SQL Server databases for investigations using simple and complex SQL queries. Working Closely with IT Release Management, QA ,Dev and Infrastructure teams for software and scripts roll outs in using best practices from IT Service Management/ITIL Constant interaction with front , middle and Back office Teams. Provide Out of Office hours Support and work in a shift Rota including Weekends. Interaction with Offshore teams and be able to communicate issues effectively and with clarity. Qualifications To land this role you will need Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in an application support role. Proficiency in either PowerShell/Python and have used them previously to automate tasks. Good knowledge of SQL and Databases ideally having worked with SQL Server. Must be a Team Player and ability to work under pressure. Excellent troubleshooting/problem solving skills across a wide variety of technologies and disciplines. Previous experience in supporting multi-tiered applications. Exposure to Distributed systems. Fluent English (written and spoken). Passion for technology, willingness to learn and self-improve Ability to prioritise and work independently and places high value on improving process and procedures. Exposure to programming languages will be a plus Be part of On Call support Rota including weekends. What makes you stand out Knowledge of Linux command shell navigation. Experience working on a trading floor. Experience within the financial sector ideally in a Trading Environment. Experience with FIX/Exchange protocols a plus. Experience within the financial sector ideally in a Trading Environment. Working in an Agile Scrum Connectivity and order routing in an equity trading environment Visual Studio and TFS Exposure to Jira and confluence. Understanding of messaging systems e.g. TIBCO, JMS, Messaging Queues Experience working with open source tools like Elastic Search, Grafana, Time Series Databases. Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps concepts and practices Working environment: Hybrid (Flexible working hours) Office location: WeWork - Carrera 7 No.116- 50 2nd Floor, Room 2-133 Bogotá, Colombia Please submit your CV in English. #LI-Hybrid #LI-DK1

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility is providing Level 2 support for in-house trading systems, which includes application testing, automation, configuration, and monitoring production trading desks. This involves escalating issues with detailed analysis, documenting outages, and interacting with development teams to ensure permanent resolutions.