Offers “Dxc Technology”

Expires soon Dxc Technology

Market Data Platform Engineer

  • Internship
  • London, UNITED KINGDOM

Job description


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About DXC Technology

DXC Technology (DXC: NYSE) is the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries.  The company’s technology independence, global talent and extensive partner network combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visitwww.dxc.com

About Fixnetix

Fixnetix (a DXC Technology company) provides market data, trading access, liquidity venue connectivity, pre-trade risk and execution management technologies for Investment Banks, Hedge Funds and Proprietary Trading Firms globally, under a fully managed services model. By facilitating low latency, resilient and secure trading, DXC Fixnetix enhances operational efficiencies for the world's electronic trading communities.

DXC Fixnetix is a market leader in delivering managed technology outsourcing projects for front office IT on a global scale and is part of DXC Technology – the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, with $26bn annual revenues and a presence in all major financial markets across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Job Description

Market Data Engineer required to work in the Market Data Platforms team which manages the TREP and Vela platforms as part of a Customer Managed Service. The role covers both support and engineering functions and operates a shift pattern covering core European business hours 6.30 am – 6pm. There will be project work alongside the on-boarding of new Apps to the platforms which includes exchange upgrades, liaison with Development groups, weekend release work. There is also an on-call rota which runs on a weekly basis.

Roles and Responsibilities

·  First, second & third line support for the Customer’s Global market data platforms.
·  Part of a team that will help architect the growth of our clients’ high availability, market data platforms and exchange connectivity network across multiple global regions.
·  Client, Exchange & 3rd party relationship management.
·  Full ownership of issues and projects.
·  Co-ordinate and carry out systems and user testing, including preparation of test plans where necessary.
·  Keep abreast of regulatory and exchange changes that affect Fixnetix environment.
·  Proactive monitoring to facilitate operations and to ensure 100% uptime where possible
·  Ensure incident, request, change and problem management procedures for the Client and Fixnetix are strictly adhered to
·  lying with Fixnetix internal processes.
·  Shift pattern covering 6.30am to 6pm
·  On call

Essential Skills

·  Demonstrable analytical and problem solving ability
·  Excellent verbal and written communication skills
·  Low latency market data feed management (eg, Nyse Tech/Wombat/Vela, Refinitiv)
·  Very strong VELA Wombat Feed handler knowledge with extensive experience of handling EDCs
·  Knowledge of Linux (RedHat ES Preferable)
·  TCP/Multicast Networking/Routing and ability to debug issues with the aid of tools such as tcpdump
·  Scripting (Perl, Bash)
·  Previous experience working with Exchange Native Protocols (eg, UTP, ITCH, MITCH)
·  Experience with supporting low latency / high throughput / high availability / distributed market data platforms.

Desirable Skills

·  RFA Mamacache expertise and some TREP knowledge would be beneficial
·  Good functional knowledge of Equities and Futures.
·  Exposure to monitoring tools such as Geneos
·  Exposure to market data reporting tools such as DACS/DART
·  Experience with scripting languages
·  Cloud technologies
·  Exposure to the Financial Trading Sector.
·  Experience of working in complex environments within a 24 hour service structure
·  Previous experience of working shifts / working flexibly
·  Experience/understanding of ITIL methodology

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