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Leading City based Hedge Fund is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer with a focus on Market Data to join the Systems group. The group is responsible for all company technical infrastructures. The role will mainly centre on project work covering the following main areas: Data Feed installation, permissions, reporting and on-going management. To cover the setup of new providers, projects for new uses of data and so on; Telecoms system management. To be responsible for telephone, voice recording and fax systems projects, upgrades and so on. This is a project and problem solving focus – the helpdesk will provide day-day operational cover on these areas; Data provider applications – covering installation and management of applications from data providers such as Reuters, Bloomberg and others; Infrastructure services such as anti-virus content scanning services, some monitoring applications and so on. A second and third-line support element will form part of the role, providing cover for other systems team members and supporting the helpdesk. The main skills required in this area for this role are: Data-feeds and market data application support for the helpdesk until the helpdesk is suitably trained; Unix sys admin work – covering Solaris and Linux operating systems. Most project work will be based on the Windows platform. There will also be an element of Unix system administration involved in the role – the environment is truly heterogeneous and will require a generalist with a broad range of skills. Suitable candidates will need 2-3 years Market data experience, and it is important for the successful candidate to have a clear understanding of market data applications and how they fit into a financial company’s technical environment. Since this is a generalist role suitable previous roles will probably include work within medium sized investment banks, hedge funds and asset management companies. Candidates will have worked in systems teams, delivering projects that have been used for production purposes – ensuring that their work is complete, documented and meets the requirements. The company prefers degree qualified candidates with a 2:1 degree or better.
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