Senior Front Office Application Support Analyst - Equities Trading (L1)

Euclid Innovations

$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years supporting front-office trading applications in Equities (U.S. Market Making, ETFs, etc.)
  • Understanding of FIX protocol and various trading workflows
  • Experience with regulatory inquiries (Reg NMS, Reg SHO, etc.)
  • Proficient in SQL, JIRA, and Excel for analysis and reporting
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills
  • Analytical mindset with attention to detail
  • Adaptable in a fast-paced trading environment

Responsibilities

  • Provide direct technology support to traders and compliance teams
  • Monitor trading platforms and ensure system availability
  • Diagnose and resolve real-time trading issues
  • Communicate major incidents and resolution status to stakeholders
  • Gather and document business requirements from traders
  • Translate business requirements into functional specifications
  • Maintain and improve technical documentation and knowledge base

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a dynamic trading environment
  • Access to cutting-edge trading technology
  • Collaborative work culture across multiple departments
  • Continuous improvement of operational processes
  • Engagement with high-level stakeholders and management
Full Job Description
Job Description:
  • Provide direct front-office technology support to Equities traders, middle office users, and Compliance teams on the trading floor
  • Monitor trading platforms and FIX network connectivity to ensure system stability and availability
  • Diagnose and resolve real-time trading issues, including detailed investigation of compliance-related inquiries
  • Communicate major incidents, impacts, and resolution status clearly to key stakeholders and senior management
  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from traders, ensuring proper tracking, prioritization, and transparency
  • Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for vendor and internal development teams to deliver enhancements
  • Share end-to-end business workflows with Support and QA teams to strengthen regression testing and operational readiness
  • Maintain and continuously improve the knowledge base, support runbooks, scripts, and technical documentation

Qualifications:
  • Over 5 years of experience supporting mission-critical front-office trading applications within Equities, including U.S. Market Making, ETFs, Electronic Trading, Global Program Trading, and Convertible Bonds
  • Strong understanding of high-touch trading workflows, FIX protocol, OMS platforms, IOI processing, market data, and CTM flows, Tidal or other scheduler systems
  • Proven experience handling regulatory and compliance-driven requests and inquiries, including Reg NMS, Reg SHO, CAT, ACT, ORF, and TRACE
  • Proficient with, SQL querying, JIRA for issue tracking, and Excel for operational analysis and reporting
  • Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across front office, middle office, and control functions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail
  • Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to prioritize and execute effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure trading environment
  • Experience with scripting and automation tools is a plus
Soft Skills
  • Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of drive and accountability
  • Confident, dependable, and consistently reliable
  • Proven ability to work independently on complex issues and projects
  • Effective collaborator with strong teamwork skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Detail-oriented with solid documentation and reporting capabilities

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