Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer
Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer
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Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Junior Electronic Trading Support Engineer to join their Trade Operations team in NYC. This role involves managing HRT's live trading environment, focusing on configuration, monitoring, optimization, and handling risk and regulatory tasks. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a proactive attitude in a fast-paced environment.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Physics, Math, etc.)
- Working knowledge of UNIX systems
- Experience with a scripting language (Python, Perl, Bash)
- Excellent communication skills for interfacing with clients
- Highly organized with attention to detail
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Understanding of Market Data/Order Entry systems
- Industry experience and/or Series 7 or 57 certification preferred
Responsibility
- Support live trading during US market hours
- Handle order flow from HRT’s trading desks
- Respond to external market alerts and outages
- Interface with exchanges & other external parties to support trading
- Act as the first line of defense for trading issues
- Coordinate technical rollouts of new trading strategies
- Debug processes to ensure timely market operations
- Manage new initiatives for smooth trading days
