FX E-Trading Application Management
ApplyDate live: 03/03/2021
Location: Whippany
Reference Code: 90278109
Business Area: COO & Functions
Area of Expertise: Technology
Contract: Permanent
Barclays Technology
As a significant global financial organisation, we’re fundamental to the way the world works and technology is crucial to our effectiveness. For us, technology is more than an investment, it’s a way of life and permeates everything we do. That’s why we can offer all the stretch and excitement you are looking for in your tech career.
FX Electronic Trading Application Manager
Whippany, NJ
As a Barclays FX Electronic Trading Application Manager, you will work on providing first and second line technical and application support services for cross-asset E-Commerce and Algo trading applications. Additionally, you’ll work on supporting for inbound trade capture from various sources (both internal, external and ecommerce) and outbound messaging, including proactive monitoring and reconciliation reports.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.
What will you be doing?
• Monitoring application incident queues/ alerts ensuring maximum system uptime and contributing to service level improvements
• Working closely with other IT technology teams to manage and resolve production issues and own the process
• Providing functional systems support for business activities ranging from trade capture to trade life cycling, PNL and risk position generation
• Maintaining up to date knowledge base of the application’s technical structure and business logic in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Engaging in minor development tasks to include creating automation toolsets to monitor processes, reporting, streamlining analysis of investigations
• Liaising with developers on minor change and tactical solutions to providing advisory services relating to strategic projects on boarding
• Supporting proactive monitoring of all hardware platforms to maintain stability and capacity and assisting with maintenance of configuration data Business Continuity
• Planning - maintenance of Disaster Recovery plans; assisting with DR testing and reviews
What we’re looking for:
• College degree
• Hands on experience in Shell/ Perl/ Python and Database scripting
• Understanding of FIX protocol
• Knowledge of tools - Autosys, Nagios and ServiceFirst
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Confidence, self-motivation, resourcefulness and ability to work alone as effectively as in a team
• Ability to readily adapt to changing requirements and priorities
• Ability to multi-task effectively when required, but also to identify scheduling conflicts and communicate these confidently
• Flexible approach to working hours
Where will you be working?
At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.
What you get in return
However high you rise at Barclays, we believe all our employees should receive a competitive package of core benefits flexible to you and your family’s needs. At Barclays, you’ll support our customers and clients, and we’ll support you with rewards that will genuinely make a difference.
Competitive holiday allowance
Private medical care
Competitive pay
Flexible working
Life assurance
Pension contribution
Income protection
Voluntary benefits
Success profile
To be successful in Barclays Technology, there are a few things we look for. Creativity, curiosity, and an excitement of what we can offer, and what you can do here.
Languages and
Technologies
We are continually investing in the technology powering our business. This means rebuilding and reinventing our systems to make them fit for a world-class future. It means developing systems that help us support and protect the global economy. It means anticipating the future and taking Barclays forward as a technology-led business. We are building a team of the most perceptive and talented tech analysts, engineers and developers fluent in the most current languages to deliver all of this, and more.
Where do you want to take your tech career?
Financial services is going through a massive transformation, and here at Barclays we’re leading the way. Our size, scale and significance mean we’re fundamental to the way the world works, and technology is crucial to our effectiveness.
Size, stability, agility, ambition and impact. Find it all and more at Barclays Technology.
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More about working at Barclays
Barclays offers corporate and investment banking and credit card services in the US. Our 10,000 US colleagues are located in offices across the country, with headquarters in New York City, a world-class campus in Whippany, New Jersey hosting our Technology and Functional Teams, and sites in Nevada and Delaware supporting our contact center operations.
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.
Respect: We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity: We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service: We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence: We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship: We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.
We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.
Dynamic Working is a flexible approach to working. Dynamic Working empowers each of us to work in a way that suits ours lives, so we can better serve our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer; whether you need study time or ‘me’ time, Dynamic Working is designed to help you balance your life.
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