The Company is seeking an Application Trading Support Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality, bespoke support for the electronic trading plant that underpins the quantitative prime services and cash equity businesses. This role involves technical support, continuous service improvement, infrastructure architecture, and project management. The engineer will be expected to ensure the stability, supportability, and deployment efficiency of mission-critical, time-sensitive trading systems, and will be a key technical contributor in building and maintaining a culture of operational and technical excellence. Key responsibilities include providing support for QPS applications, leading major incidents, partnering with the business and stakeholders, and proactively improving the quality of systems and services. Applicants must have a degree in an IT, engineering, or mathematics-related discipline, with a minimum of 8 years' of related experience as an application trade support engineer, particularly in a business-facing role within an investment bank. Essential skills include strong knowledge of supporting applications on Unix platforms, experience in network connectivity investigation, and exposure to client and exchange connectivity platforms. Proficiency in Bash/Perl scripting and/or Python/Java programming, as well as experience with Autosys scheduling, is required. Desirable skills include knowledge of ITRS Geneos, Corvil latency monitoring, and experience with low latency environments. The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator, with a proven track record of delivering continuous service improvement and the ability to perform under pressure.

Hiring Company

Barclays Corporate Banking