Senior Application / Systems Engineer – Equities Trading Systems

Responsibilities

Analyze, design, develop, implement, and support Equities Trading systems within a Banking and Finance environment.

Participate in end-to-end system solution delivery, including:

Business and technical requirement analysis

Functional and technical design

System integration and interfacing

Development and configuration

Unit testing, SIT, UAT, and production deployment

Post-implementation and production support

Design, implement, and support FIX protocol–based interfaces for order routing, execution, and trade processing.

Implement and support message-driven architectures using Message Queue (MQ) platforms for internal and external system integration.

Provide hands-on support for systems running on Oracle databases and Linux/Unix platforms.

Support equities trading functions including:

Order management

Executions

Trade capture

Confirmations

Downstream settlement feeds

Collaborate with business users, application vendors, project managers, and infrastructure teams to deliver stable and scalable solutions.

Perform production support, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance tuning for trading systems.

Ensure all solutions comply with security, risk, regulatory, and architectural standards.

Prepare and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and handover materials.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience

Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Banking & Financial Services IT.

Proven experience in implementing and supporting Equities Trading systems in a front-office or market technology environment.

Strong experience with FIX Protocol (e.g., FIX 4.x / FIX 5.x) for trading and market connectivity.

Strong technical and platform expertise in:

Equity/FX trading systems

Market data platforms

SaaS / cloud implementations

Mobile application development

Hands-on experience with:

MS SQL Server, Oracle

Windows, Linux, Unix

Shell scripting

Messaging queues

JBoss, Apache, Tomcat

Java, J2EE, JSP/Servlets

FIX messaging, CORBA

React Native, iOS / Android deployment

DevOps tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket)

Scheduling tools (Control-M)

Skilled in setting up applications in new environments, including:

Network and storage

Agents and databases

Aldon, Control-M

Splunk, Geneos

Other monitoring tools

Hands-on experience with MQ technologies for integration.

Strong experience with Oracle databases (SQL, performance tuning, data analysis).

Solid exposure to Linux/Unix environments, including shell scripting.

Essential Skills & Competencies

Strong understanding of equities trading lifecycle and capital markets operations.

Experience supporting mission-critical, low-latency trading applications.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in high-pressure environments.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

Good communication skills for interaction with technical and business stakeholders.

Advantage / Preferred

Experience with DZH Equities Trading systems or other brokerage trading platforms.

Exposure to vendor trading platforms and market data feeds.

Prior experience in regional or global trading system rollouts.

Key Domain / Technical Skills

Database & Platform: Oracle, Linux / Unix, Shell Scripting

Integration & Middleware: FIX Protocol, Message Queue (MQ)

Domain: Equities Trading Systems, Capital Markets Technology