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Market Data Analyst

JERSEY CITY-07308, NJ, US
06/07/2019

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Required Skills

shell-scripting, Microsoft SQL Server

Company

Infinity Consulting Solutions, Inc

Experience

Job Description

Market Data Support Analyst

Our client is a global broker dealer that operates a hybrid model where brokers provide business-critical intelligence to clients.

It's supplemented by proprietary screens for historical data, analytics and execution functionality.

Globally, we're the leading provider of proprietary over the counter pricing information and a unique source of data on financial, energy and commodities products.

Our market data is independent, unbiased and non-position influenced.

Our clients include banks, insurance companies, pension and hedge funds, asset managers, energy producers and refiners as well as risk and compliance managers and charities

Job duties:

Support real-time Data/Data flow on a minute by minute basis

Support applications running on Linux and Windows Operating Systems

Diagnose/fault find Data/Systems problems

Configure/format data for external clients

Liaise with other support team members globally (London, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Manilla) to resolve customer/system/installation/production issues

Any other duties requested by TPI Management

The role includes significant weekend work

The role will typically involve shift work 07:00 -15:00 and 10:00 – 18:00.

Responsibility for ensuring that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility.

It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with operational risk requirements (e.g. cultural behaviours, security policies and regulatory requirements)

Complete any mandatory training by the required deadlines.

Act with integrity and due skill, care and diligence in carrying out your duties

Risk Responsibilities:

Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility;

Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as described in the policy;

Escalate risk events immediately and log them within 24 hours using the risk event capture form on the intranet;

Provide input if requested to the Risk and Control Self-Assessment process, scenario analysis, 'Deep Dive' reviews and any other risk management processes, as required.

Knowledge & Understanding

It is essential that the candidate can demonstrate

all

of the following:

Minimum of 2-years IT experience in the financial markets

Familiarity of Windows Operating Systems

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel using Real-Time data

General understanding of basic networking concepts (eg: routers, firewalls, VLAN switches)

Understanding of basic Linux commands and tools such as "vi”, "cron” and shell-scripting etc.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge of

at least 2

of the following:

RMDS/TREP backbone

FIX protocol as used for Market data

Solace Messaging Bus

Market Data Terminals (Eg: Refinitiv Client Eikon, Bloomberg)

Strong understanding of Linux or Solaris operating systems

The following knowledge will be a distinct advantage:

Data contributions to Client over MLIP

Microsoft SQL Server

Understanding of basic Linux tools such as "vi”, "cron”, shell-scripting etc.

Configuration of Geneos ITRS monitoring software