Market Data Engineer

Job Description

Job Description The purpose of this role is to provide technical direction and support for Global Market Data Operations and Engineering (MDOE) supported products (LSEG, Bloomberg, Solace, Symphony, Springboard, Exegy and FactSet) for Capital Markets (CM) business users and applications globally with a primary focus in APAC, as well as contributing to the global support of the platforms. Liaison between market data users, technology staff and management to ensure high quality and availability of market data and messaging platforms. What you will do Collaborate and communicate as part of the Global Market Data group on all areas of Market Data architecture, engineering, implementation and support Partner with application development teams to ensure that market data dependency risks are minimized and that needs are fully understood and met. Ensure documentation on all systems in use for production and disaster recovery and regulatory purposes. Ensure production problems, bugs, system problems/changes are documented, and requests are acted upon promptly. Keep Senior Management advised of situations that may compromise agreed deliverables and/or affect production systems. Manage and resolve incidents and outages Manage requests for changes, system releases and capacity planning Work closely with stakeholders to understand their requirements and provide technical solutions Proactively identify operational risks/ control deficiencies in the environment Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities Must Have? Good communication skills. Planning, organizing, and negotiating skills. Demonstrate competency in crafting efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems. Understanding of the Capital Markets business, and their Market Data needs. Understanding of Market Data concepts: data-feeds, stock exchanges and vendor reporting requirements. Ability to contribute to the development and execution of a business aligned technology strategy Ability to achieve strategic deliverables while still meeting short and medium term needs. Ability to clearly define and communicate ideas and broker consensus to keep initiatives progressing. Nice to Have? Graduate level, preferably in technical degree (computer science, mathematics, engineering) Maintains a client first mentality with a concern for quality and delivery. Collaborates to get buy-in from multiple stakeholders and communicates effectively towards better understanding between multiple groups. Copes with change and ambiguity while ensuring all effort to make sure that there is cooperation and teamwork. Consistently maintains a positive can-do attitude. A team player who works well within the local and global teams. Self-starter with an eye for the detail required for quality of delivery Collaborates and co-operates with clients to resolve problems and implement enhancements Consistently looks to maintain and improve MDOE services Exposure to market data pl

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