Job title: Market Data Systems -VP
Job location: New York, New York (Hybrid- 3 days onsite)
Job type: Contract
Must Haves:
- Market Access Systems: example Tradeweb, ION, Fidessa
- Market Data and Trading Systems
- Proficiency with any of the following Technology Software/Applications: LSEG Refinitiv Real Time Data System (RTDS fka TREP), Tibco Rendez Vous, Rendez Vous Router, Bloomberg Systems (Terminal, API, Server API, Bpipe), Market Access Systems: example Tradeweb, ION, Fidessa o Operating Systems
A global investment bank is looking for a vice- president- level Market Data Systems Consultant to join the Market Data team of the Infrastructure & User Platform group. The Market Data Systems Consultant will be participating in the day- to- day management of Market Data and Trading environment. This responsibility encompasses all aspects from the initial request of incorporating a new system into our environment, to the second level end user support.
Responsibilities include designing, proactive maintenance, and monitoring of Market Data and Trading Infrastructures; management of vendor relationships as well as the management of Market Data and Trading Systems Related projects
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The job responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:
Management of all the Market Data and Trading applications Infrastructures
• Market Data back-end infrastructure monitoring and maintenance
• Management of Entitlements Systems Management of the Market Data Content Responsible for the quality and integrity of the Market Data
Management of the Market Data Content
Responsible for the quality and integrity of the Market Data including real-time, end of day and security master.
• Interface with Market Data Content Vendors in implementing new services.
• Ensure the good delivery of the content throughout the organization.
Proactive system monitoring, analysis, and documentation
Analyze and monitor the Market Data infrastructures components proactively, ensure maximum uptime in connectivity, reliability, redundancy, and operation effectiveness within the company domain(s).
• Create Market data administration documentation and maintain its accuracy, as well as the associated IT support and troubleshooting documents.
• Work with internal and external IT auditors to
provide necessary audit evidence and documentation. Manage the monitoring system(s) for the Market Data infrastructures, develop monitoring requirements, maintain alerting and escalation policies, and produce periodic system health and utilization reports
Applications and Systems Deployment
Work with other infrastructure teams, various application development groups, other members of global technical services, and with business unit representatives to oversee and coordinate new implementations, as well as providing ongoing Market Data and Trading related support of end-users’ applications.
• Analyze the requirements, provide design and implementation recommendations in accordance with company’s standards and best practices, and provide the necessary documentation in the design, implementation, and system maintenance relevant to the applications
Project Management & Coordination of Market Data and Trading Related Projects
• Design and maintain Market Data and Trading system & services documentation.
• Plan and execute upgrades to the Market Data and Trading systems and services. Document project requirements, propose solutions, conduct budget and ROI studies, manage project plans and execution, and report project status from start to finish.
• Enforce and follow policies and procedures for projects and task management, exercise best practices in system installation, configuration, redundancy, and system monitoring.
• Collaborate with the local/global IT teams to accomplish short- and long-term goals, manage the project plan and execution processes, and actively participate in all project phases.
• Assess hardware and software upgrade needs and maintain the respective systems up to date in terms of current versions and patching levels.
• Design, plan, implement and maintain scripts to automate tasks that today are not standardized or are manually done
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree, preference for Computer Science, MIS or a related field
• 5 to 10 years work experience in the Market Data field of expertise
The successful candidate will need to have a good understanding of industry leading Market data technologies from a design, engineering, and troubleshooting perspective.
• Proficiency in the following Technology Software/Applications
♠ LSEG Refinitiv Real Time Data System (RTDS fka TREP)
♠ Tibco Rendez Vous, Rendez Vous Router
♠ Bloomberg Systems (Terminal, API, Server API, Bpipe)
♠ Market Access Systems: example Tradeweb, ION, Fidessa o Operating Systems:
♠ Windows based systems: Windows 10/11, Windows Server
♠ Unix Based systems: Linux Redhat.
Scripting Languages:
♠ Unix Shells
♠ Powershell is a plus.
♠ Python is a plus.
o Good Networking Understanding:
♠ Basic switching and routing
♠ Firewall and Nating ♠ Proxies
o Multicast Basic understanding The candidate should be able to demonstrate both technical capabilities and in-depth knowledge of various Market Data technologies, and best practices
