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Morgan McKinley

Salary

Competitive

Location

The City

Job term

Contract

Job hours

Full time

Job Description

This is a FIX on-boarding specialist position within the eCommerce Financial Markets Solutions Delivery IT team.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

* Primary responsibilities of the position include the testing, integration and 2nd line support of the new eCommerce infrastructure with specific focus on the API
* Secondary responsibilities are managing the client on-boarding: As a member of the API Integration team the candidate will be responsible for the development and integration of the API interfaces (largely FIX) between the client and our external clients and vendors.
* Daily responsibilities include managing the configuration and conformance testing of the the clients API connections that our clients use to access our internal trading applications, as well as the interfaces my client uses to access liquidity feeds from other ECNs and dealers.
* Additional responsibilities will include extending the API specification to incorporate new features, or accommodate new industry driven requirements. The position involves working very closely with the FX Business Team, my clients, Clients, the development team, the support teams, and third party vendors to establish the system requirements and API specifications
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* Requires a strong background in FX Trading Systems, FIX protocol, and the Liunx operating system.
* Experience with using Oracle DBMS is a plus. The candidate does not necessarily have to be an expert in C++ or Java, but should have a general knowledge of programming including debugging and testing new versions of production binaries.
* Familiarity with scripting languages such as Perl or shellscript would be advantageous.
* Candidate should have least 3 years experience in the Financial Services Industry as well as a B.S. in computer science or a similar degree.



Skills Required:

* A potential candidate should have extensive experience with FIX protocol and a strong background in systems integration of FX Trading applications and products.
* Having experience working with ECNs, and or Third Party Connectivity vendors are a major plus. This position also requires a solid understanding of connectivity, networks, firewall and TCP/IP protocol.
* An additional requirement is that the candidate must have experience managing configuration and application changes in an electronic trading environment. Knowledge of MIS tools such as Business Objects would be extremely beneficial.
* Candidate must have familiarity with at least 2 major FIX Engines on the street, such as CameronFIX or QuickFIX.
* Our team is responsible for managing a Global environment and integrating with a global team on a daily basis. The candidate must be able to demonstrate strong organizational skills and the ability to implement system changes in a global environment.



Skills Desired:

* Candidate for this position must possess excellent communications skills both verbal and written
* Candidate must have the ability to function in a fast moving environment and most importantly, work well under pressure. This position is for an aggressive and independent worker. This is for someone who is interested in getting very close to the business.
Please get in touch with Emma Hislop if you are interested in this position, Emma - [contact details removed]

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Quantica Technology Ltd

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

International Hedge Fund
£65,000 - £75,000, London

A global hedge fund based in London are seeking a strong Support Analyst to support a trading platform within a Quantitative Trading Firm. My client are seeking professionals with strong technical background for this role.

Successful candidates will be responsible for understanding, extending, monitoring, configuring, and troubleshooting a complex and distributed trading platform. We are looking for bright individuals who thrive in being in the middle of the action while seeking challenges beyond traditional IT.

Candidate will need to possess acute troubleshooting skills and a natural attention to details. To enjoy the challenges and rewards that this position offers, the candidate must be able to juggle multiple simultaneous critical tasks while keeping focused under high pressure.

Responsibilities:

- Handle configuration, testing, installation, monitoring of trading applications and back end processes of a complex trading platform
- Handle position or execution breaks and resolve them
- Work with other groups on resolving issues
- Handle numerous requests sent by users
- Communicate and follow-up with users
- Respond and resolve issues based on severity
- Identify ways to improve workflow processes for efficiency
- Develop and extend software tools which analyze, automate and monitor business processes

Requirements:

- Experience in querying large databases using SQL language
- Experience in Linux shell commands
- Ability to script in Perl
- Must be able to solve problems in a high pressure environment, prioritize tasks, and learn on the go
- Ability to understand complex systems and be in command of the details to provide solutions
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Results oriented, organized, and highly flexible

If this role is of interest, please send CVs to [contact details removed]

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Teaching Talent

Salary

From £21,000 to £250,000 per year

Location

North London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Teaching Talent are currently recruiting for a trainee facilitator support worker to facilitate communication and educational course access and study for a young adult with special needs and deliver a wide range of structured programmes including life skills training, social skills training, independence training and behaviour management on a one to one basis.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• To provide facilitation.
• To teach life skills and promote independence, in a range of settings both inside the home and in the broader community in various leisure and social activities.

• To deliver a specific programme and teach skills in the area of Life Skills.
• To provide personal care.
• Support leisure activities.
• Undertake professional training as required.

If you would like to be considered for this role please submit your most up to date CV and cover letter.

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Ryder Reid Legal Ltd

Salary

From £50,000 to £60,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

A leading US law firm with a professional and supportive culture seeks an experienced IT Manager to oversee the day to day delivery of IT support services to the Firms international offices. The IT Manager will be responsible for the oversight of firm wide IT policies, procedures and best practices. The position is of a technical nature and focuses in the highest level of customer service. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 -5 years IT management experience within a law firm environment. This is a fantastic career opportunity for the right candidate in a friendly environment within stunning offices in the City. Apply immediately for full job description.



“Ryder Reid will respond to all successful applications within 5 working days. If you have not been contacted within this period your application has been unsuccessful. Due to the volume of CVs that we receive, it is not possible to reply to every individual application. If you do not receive a reply for this particular vacancy please do not let this deter you from applying for future roles. “

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Cedar

Salary

From £90,000 to £90,000 per year

Location

London

Qualifications

ACA/CIMA/ACCA

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Rapid growth, entrepreneurial, PE backed telecoms/technology business is expanding across multiple international territories.  They have created the new position of Head of Commercial Finance.  Reporting to the CFO, the role includes; Working with the Exec team to identify strategic opportunities to maximise the operating model;  Ensuring quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and long range plans are prepared on a timely basis and understood by key stakeholders; Developing models to enable senior management to  understand the required KPI performance; Acting as a senior business partner and commercial contact point for key stakeholders; Analysis of actual performance by product and customer/service provider basis to attain a better understanding of the drivers of the business and refine existing business models and create new structures.  As an ambitious senior finance professional with first class leadership skills, you will have good academics, exude credibility, have demonstrably strong communication skills and have the desire and aptitude to play a key leadership role in the continued growth of this dynamic, fast paced, growing  organisation.  

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GMK Legal Recruitment

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

This Magic Circle law firm is seeking to recruit a high quality professional support lawyer to join its international disputes practice. Both experienced PSLs and fee earners looking to move into a professional support function will be considered. Ideal candidates will be proactive and genuinely engaged with the technical aspects of their practice area. The role will involve monitoring developments and changes in relevant law, providing support on governing law and jurisdiction clauses, creating know-how materials, supporting business development initiatives and providing consultative support to fee earners on technical legal issues.

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GMK Legal Recruitment

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

This Magic Circle law firm is seeking to recruit a high quality professional support lawyer to join its international disputes practice. Both experienced PSLs and fee earners looking to move into a professional support function will be considered. Ideal candidates will be proactive and genuinely engaged with the technical aspects of their practice area. The role will involve monitoring developments and changes in relevant law, providing support on governing law and jurisdiction clauses, creating know-how materials, supporting business development initiatives and providing consultative support to fee earners on technical legal issues.

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Douglas Scott

Salary

From £60,000 to £60,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

An International Arbitration Professional Support Lawyer is required for a rewarding opportunity with a full service law firm. The role will be based in the Moorgate area and offers a basic salary of up to £60,000.

Our client is a full service commercial law firm with a presence across the whole of the UK. Winning awards for their client relationships; our client is a true leader in their field.

This role sits in the International Litigation and Regulatory practice group. You will be sharing your knowledge and training with other Lawyers on all aspects of International Litigation and Arbitration. This role would work in either a full or part time (three days a week) capacity. A degree of domestic and international travel will be involved.

We are looking for individuals who have a minimum of four years PQE within the Litigation field but ideally with a technical expertise in large scale International and Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation and Arbitration. You will demonstrate some strong academics. You may already be operating as a Professionals Support Lawyer but we welcome applications from individuals who are looking to change track with their legal career.

This is a fantastic Moorgate based International Arbitration role offering a basic salary of up to £60,000 plus an excellent benefits package.

A lovely Professional Support Lawyer role with the flexibility to work three days a week! If you are an accomplished International Arbitration Lawyer and are looking for a change of direction in your legal career then send me your CV!
Please contact Kathryn Nolan to discuss the role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration. If, following an application you have not been contacted within 5 working days you have not been successful on this occasion.

Douglas Scott are the Legal Recruitment experts, we work closely with the UK's leading law firms. You can apply for our legal jobs with confidence, we are a regulated employment agency and will discuss this role with you and seek your approval before submitting your application directly to the decision maker.

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Information Technology Services

Salary

From £300 to £350 per day

Location

London

Job term

Contract

Job hours

Full time

Network Support Engineer - MPLS, VOIP, Procurve, Checkpoint

Network Support Engineer - MPLS, VOIP, Procurve, Checkpoint required by a Global Law firm with 600 users connected over a 10-site global MPLS. The Network Support Engineer will ne responsible for the entire network Infrastruture as well as operation support of the Windows 2003/2008 server environment.

The Network Support Engineer will assist in the monitoring, supporting and developing of the firms IT infrastructure and any other systems covered by the operations team.

The ideal Network Support Engineer will have technical knowledge of a combination of the following:
LAN (Switches, VLAS, QoS)
WAN (routing, VPN, MPLS)
Monitoring tools like Solarwinds or MOM
Server operating systems: Windows 2003/2008 Server, Exchange Server, SQL,
Active Directory
Good experience of Server (preferably HP) hardware technology

Experience of VMware, MS Hyper-V, MPLS implementation and Security Solutions such as Checkpoint would also be an advantage.

This is a brilliant opportunity to a Top 50 law firm working with exciting new and cutting-edge technologies.

Network Support Engineer - MPLS, VOIP, Procurve, Checkpoint