US Equities Application Support Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
Balyasny is in a period of rapid technology transition. This exciting role within our Global Support group will provide you with the opportunity to support our Equity front office applications, data and their integration with middle and back-office systems. The role will have a high level of interaction with the investment staff including Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts, to proactively discover and understand issues and potential workflow/system improvements. The candidate should a proven understanding of US equities trade lifecycle and associated front to back systems. They must have experience directly supporting the demanding needs of a growing equities business. This role will be primarily focused on launching a new equities investment business under BAM. At BAM, you will have the chance to work with some of the smartest and most driven individuals in the industry.
As an Equity Application Support Engineer at BAM, you will:
Support Equities investment staff who leverage a full stack of Equities focused applications, including Equity Trading, Position, PnL, Risk, Reporting, Research and compliance systems.
Enhance, support and maintain the firm's Equity front, middle and back-office systems
Work as a part of the global Application Support team
Proactively engage with PMs, Traders, and Analysts to resolve issues and identify improvement opportunities
Document common support issues, trade flows and procedures on Confluence
Support other geographic locations e.g., monitor jobs running overnight in Asia, EU and US
Work with external vendors to resolve issues and deliver strategic enhancements
Provide escalation support for other regions, including evenings and weekends, on rotation
Face off to the business in-person 4+ days a week
To be considered a good cultural fit, you must be:
Ability to operate in a fast-paced demanding environment, facing off in-person to key stakeholders
Driven to integrate with the broader technology organization to avoid operation in a silo
Self-motivated with a passion for perfection
An ambitious self-starter with a hunger to generate positive impact
Able to multi-task and excel in a fast-paced trading environment
To be considered a good technical fit, you must have:
5+ years of experience supporting an Equities investment/trading desk within investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers or associated software vendors
A thorough understanding of Equity products e.g. Cash Equities, Futures, Options. Must be able to discuss details with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Analysts, Operations and Risk Managers.
Experience supporting Production environments within an ITIL framework and Development environments using agile methodologies
Strong troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities, including being able to interpret, understand and troubleshoot internally developed systems
Experience scripting tools in python and/or PowerShell for support purposes
SQL experience across various database implementations, including MSSQL
Proficient with AI and LLMs such as ChatGPT to boost efficiency/productivity
Experience supporting OMS/EMS equity platforms such as Flextrade, Virtu Triton, SpiderRock
Experience in supporting applications hosted on Windows, Linux, Cloud (Kubernetes, AWS)
Knowledge of Messaging platforms - Solace, Kafka, RabbitMQ
Experience with FIX protocol
Exposure to support of Linux, C++, C#, Java, Python based applications
Experience troubleshooting market and static data related issues that impact trade flow
Familiarity with enterprise scheduling tools such as ActiveBatch, Airflow, Control-M, AutoSys
Experience using/building monitoring on platforms like ITRS Geneos, Zabbix, LogicMonitor
As an Equity Application Support Engineer at BAM, you will:
Support Equities investment staff who leverage a full stack of Equities focused applications, including Equity Trading, Position, PnL, Risk, Reporting, Research and compliance systems.
Enhance, support and maintain the firm's Equity front, middle and back-office systems
Work as a part of the global Application Support team
Proactively engage with PMs, Traders, and Analysts to resolve issues and identify improvement opportunities
Document common support issues, trade flows and procedures on Confluence
Support other geographic locations e.g., monitor jobs running overnight in Asia, EU and US
Work with external vendors to resolve issues and deliver strategic enhancements
Provide escalation support for other regions, including evenings and weekends, on rotation
Face off to the business in-person 4+ days a week
To be considered a good cultural fit, you must be:
Ability to operate in a fast-paced demanding environment, facing off in-person to key stakeholders
Driven to integrate with the broader technology organization to avoid operation in a silo
Self-motivated with a passion for perfection
An ambitious self-starter with a hunger to generate positive impact
Able to multi-task and excel in a fast-paced trading environment
To be considered a good technical fit, you must have:
5+ years of experience supporting an Equities investment/trading desk within investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers or associated software vendors
A thorough understanding of Equity products e.g. Cash Equities, Futures, Options. Must be able to discuss details with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Analysts, Operations and Risk Managers.
Experience supporting Production environments within an ITIL framework and Development environments using agile methodologies
Strong troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities, including being able to interpret, understand and troubleshoot internally developed systems
Experience scripting tools in python and/or PowerShell for support purposes
SQL experience across various database implementations, including MSSQL
Proficient with AI and LLMs such as ChatGPT to boost efficiency/productivity
Experience supporting OMS/EMS equity platforms such as Flextrade, Virtu Triton, SpiderRock
Experience in supporting applications hosted on Windows, Linux, Cloud (Kubernetes, AWS)
Knowledge of Messaging platforms - Solace, Kafka, RabbitMQ
Experience with FIX protocol
Exposure to support of Linux, C++, C#, Java, Python based applications
Experience troubleshooting market and static data related issues that impact trade flow
Familiarity with enterprise scheduling tools such as ActiveBatch, Airflow, Control-M, AutoSys
Experience using/building monitoring on platforms like ITRS Geneos, Zabbix, LogicMonitor