Production Support Engineer
We are seeking a Electronic Trading Support Engineer to provide business-critical production support for our electronic trading platforms , including Direct Market Access (DMA) and Algorithmic Trading ( Equities/Fixed Income and FX) .
The role involves close partnership with traders, sales, technology teams, and vendors to ensure the reliability, performance, and stability of our Algo/DMA electronic markets infrastructure across global venues.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide front office aligned production support for DMA and algorithmic trading platforms.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to FIX protocol connectivity, order routing, drop copy, and post-trade workflows .
- Monitor order flow for rejects and failures , proactively identifying and resolving issues.
- Support and monitor market data feeds to maintain accuracy and performance.
- Collaborate with sales, traders, and execution desks to resolve production issues and trading queries.
- Support EMS/OMS platforms and ensure smooth integration with middle-office and back-office systems.
- Partner with middle office on allocations, booking, and reconciliations.
- Leverage observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Splunk, OpenText/SiteScope/OBM) for proactive issue detection and notifications.
- Work with vendors on production support for OMS/EMS, FIX mapping/routing, market data, and execution connectivity .
- Able to take lead in incident root cause analysis and drive long-term stability improvements.
- Participate in change and release management , including exchange/venue upgrades, vendor releases, and platform rollouts.
- Contribute to Business Continuity Planning (BCP) by taking part in Disaster Recovery (DR) tests and industry-wide SIFMA BCP exercises .
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of the FIX protocol and order lifecycle (equities/Fixed Income/FX).
- Experience in front-office trading support , with direct interaction with traders/sales.
- Strong background with EMS/OMS platforms (Raptor, Fidessa, Flex Trade, Bloomberg EMSX, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with market data feeds (Bloomberg, PICO, Refinitiv, exchange feeds, etc.).
- Familiarity with middle-office workflows (allocations, booking, reconciliations).
- Proficiency with observability tools (Grafana, Splunk, OpenText/SiteScope/OBM).
- Good communication, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills in low-latency, high-volume trading environments .
- Unix Shell Scripting knowledge and SQL is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline.
- 2-5 years of equities trading support experience .
- Exposure to DMA , DSA, SOR, Algo Trading strategies.
- Familiarity with global exchange protocols and regulations (Reg NMS, CAT, MiFID II etc.).
- Company
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Location
- City of London, Greater London, UK
- Employment Type
- Part-time
- Posted
- Company
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Location
- City of London, Greater London, UK
- Employment Type
- Part-time
- Posted