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TEKsystems Market Data Engineer/Production Support in Jersey City, New Jersey
*Hybrid - NYC or Jersey City
*Contract - w2 ONLY
Our financial client is looking for a Market Data Engineer to join their Market Data Technology team, which is responsible for the full product lifecycle for News, Real-time, Reference and Index data across the firm.
Engineering & Development are responsible for the architecture and development of market data technologies deployed at the firm. The team’s goal is to provide a reliable managed market data service that can be used by business groups to facilitate the dissemination of pricing data globally in the firm.
The new hire will be a senior member of the Market Data Development team and will play a key role in facilitating the integration of market data technologies within the firm. He /She will also be involved in design and deployment of market data systems and services that will be used by the different business units in the firm.
The ideal candidate will have multiple years of experience in software development. The position will involve working closely with senior technologists from the engineering, operations and development communities, so excellent communication and technical skills are a must
Primary Skill
Python
Secondary Skill
UNIX/SHELL SCRIPTS
Tertiary Skill
Perl Scripting
Required Skills
• Develop integrations, frameworks and related operational tools in Python
• Excellent scripting ability
• Excellent data structures skills
• Good working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating environments
• CI/CD Tooling (Git, Jira, Ansible)
• Strong discipline regarding adherence to CI/CD processes
• Experience working with latency critical, high throughput distributed systems.
• Good working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating environment
• Develop tools to assist in debugging issues
• Understanding of RESTful principles, best practices and related technologies
• Providing 3rd level support as the highest level of internal technical escalation
Desired Skills
• Good knowledge of network technologies (TCP/IP, UDP, Multicast, Routing Protocols, Security)
• Experience in micro services/full stack development is a plus
• Thorough knowledge of Market Data Distribution technologies (Refinitiv, Bloomberg)
• Expert knowledge of consolidated and direct feeds
• A high level of experience in market data content from multiple providers.
• Experience in Refinitiv RFA, RTAPI and Bloomberg market data API's
• Experience in financial market applications, exchange data and internal trading
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.