Tower Research Capital LLC, a high-frequency proprietary trading firm founded in 1998, seeks a Trading Systems Support Analyst to provide support for our production systems. This role is available on our Core Engineering team in our New York office.

The firm successfully trades a number of different strategies in a variety of markets. We have an extremely high-performance network that processes a vast amount of financial information in real time. The team here is composed of a talented group of quantitative financial analysts and programmers.

As a Trading Systems Support Analyst, you will manage the widely-deployed OMS and market data delivery systems involving every major electronic exchange and asset class. Your responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with traders to understand their needs

• Solving problems by providing level one and level two support for our production systems

• Contributing to the design and implementation of the support system to enhance reliability and self-correction

• Devising ways to architect and develop solutions

• Monitoring and reporting on the status and health of our systems

• Serving as the primary technical contact for brokers and exchanges

• Providing periodic after-hours coverage

Our ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in the finance industry along with:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science or a related field

• Strong scripting skills in Perl, Python, and Bash or shell

• Knowledge of Linux

• Knowledge of SQL and use of databases

• strong background in Java (a plus)

• Strong problem-solving abilities

• The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

• The willingness to take on tasks both big and small

• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English

Benefits

Tower's main office and garden roofdeck are located in TriBeCa, a neighborhood in downtown Manhattan. While we work hard, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
  
• 401(k) with company matching
  
• Five weeks of paid vacation per year plus nine aid holidays
  
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
• Free gym membership
  
• Free tickets to New York events, including the US Open and TriBeCa Film Festival
  

Tower is not accepting third-party resume submissions for this position.

TO APPLY: https://www.tower-research.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=146083

Tower Research Capital LLC is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees, including qualified employment applicants. The company strives to maintain an environment free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, or any other protected category or characteristic as defined by federal, state, or local laws. This equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, advertising, promotion, transfer, reductions in force, social and recreational programs, training, employee development, compensation and fringe benefits, discipline, and termination.

Tower is not accepting third-party resume submissions for this position.