Fusion Systems is seeking Application Support Engineers to join our growing financial trading technology company, Raptor Financial Technologies. 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 TSE Arrowhead, OUCH, OM 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 Tokyo.

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For more information on working at Raptor Financial Technologies, visit our careers page at https://www.raptorfintech.com/careers and contact us at careers@raptorfintech.com.