Application Support Engineer

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Sydney, Australia

Fusion Systems is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join our growing financial trading technology division, Raptor. Raptor is a leading ultra-low-latency market access and risk management platform, servicing the world’s largest financial institutions and their high-value order flows. The role is suited to a candidate with strong Linux skills and proficiency in scripting languages, and looking for a hands-on role in application design and development in mission-critical front-office technology. The successful candidate will work alongside a high-caliber team at one of the world’s largest and most innovative investment banks.

 

Responsibilities

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• Improve and develop automated tools.

• Test and document new and existing software systems.

• Release new software systems in production.

• Client on-boarding.

• Monitor trading systems.

• Document and follow-up on incidents and bug reports.

• Communicate with technical teams regarding system and client trading status.

• Ongoing training and development will be provided to motivated applicants interested in establishing a career in this fast paced and dynamic environment.

 

Basic Qualifications

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• A minimum of 1-2 years of practical experience in a UNIX environment.

• Bash experience.

• Version control tools such as Git, Subversion or Mercurial.

• Familiarity with Python collections.

• Strong Python or Perl proficiency.

• Strong UNIX skills including ability to analyze/parse log files using utilities such as grep, awk, sed.

• Strong UNIX-based text editor skills such as vi, emacs.

• Solid understanding of software life-cycle phases including development, testing, release and maintenance.

• Working knowledge of ticketing and issue tracking systems.

• A teamwork attitude and ability to maintain a professional demeanor when resolving issues.

• Strong English verbal and written communication skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

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• Previous customer-oriented service experience.

• Database querying languages such as SQLite or MySQL.

• Familiarity with OUCH, OM, TSE AHD trading protocols.

• Familiarity with FIX trading protocol.

• Financial instrument trade flow familiarity.

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Employment Location

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Full-time positions are currently available in Sydney, Australia. Applicants should have the necessary permission to work for the location of interest.