Imagine yourself working in the fast paced and challenging environment of a highly successful trading company.As a result of the crucial role IT plays in screen-based options trading, our IT department consists of more than 120 employees. We are scouting for a Trading Application Engineer to join our highly successful team.
Location
Amsterdam; fulltime
What you’ll do
As a member of our trading application team you will be responsible for the availability and performance of key trading applications and systems. This role involves technical trouble shooting, managing application performance and liaising with the end-user regarding requests.
Your combined skill in IT and Trading makes you the perfect person to run a complex trading environment. You are able to talk to our Traders, Researchers, Risk Analysts, Developers, System Engineers, Network Engineers, and Architects. Together, you will look for the best solutions and make them happen. Your actions have a direct impact on our P&L.
You know what it is to take responsibility and always trying to find a better way to do things. You want to know how things work. Besides your interest in IT, you have a strong affinity with Trading. You want to know -or even better- you already know what options and futures are.
What you’ll need
As a Trading Application Engineer you’ll need to:
• Have a WO Bachelor or Master degree;
• Have a strong interest in Trading and IT;
• Have some knowledge orexperience in Unix, Windowsor databases;
• Have general knowledge about networking;
• Scripting skills like Bash, SQL, Perl, Python, VB script and PowerShell are appreciated;
• Be a team player with excellent communication skills;
• Have a hands-on mentality.
Do you recognize yourself in this profile? Are you looking for a job where every day is different? Are you able to keep it together when your next decision might save or lose us tens of thousands? If this is the case you could be one of our Trading Application Engineers.
What you’ll get
A short overview of our benefits: salary above average, fully paid first-class commuting expenses, a premium-free pension, attractive bonus structure, training opportunities, relocation packages, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday afternoon drinks and even weekly in-house chair massage. In addition, we offer you the possibility to work in the USA or Australia.
Interested?
Trading Application Engineer roles are availablefor people who want to contribute ideas and solve interesting problems in a leading-edge technological environment. Apply directly via our website via the APPLY NOW button. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. For more information contact Joke Huetinkon +31 (0)20 708 7000.
An assessment is part of the application procedure.
Acquisition further to this advertisement is not appreciated
Key words: Application Engineer, Trading, Unix, Windows, SQL, Computer Science, Informatics, Financial Markets, trouble shooting, performance engineer, communicator, project manager.
