Our client, a leading financial services organization in Australia, is seeking a skilled ION MarketView Consultant to join their innovative electronic trading team.
The Opportunity:
As an ION MarketView Consultant, you'll play a pivotal role in collaborating with traders and support staff to enhance trading and pricing components. This role offers direct exposure to the fast-paced institutional trading environment and the chance to extend the ION platform.
Join us for a unique opportunity to delve into eFICC markets, automation, downstream integration, analytics, regulatory technology, security, and globally distributed architectures.
Responsibilities:
- Configuration, integration, and testing of ION eTrading components
- Platform re-engineering for a stable and maintainable business platform
- Direct engagement with business stakeholders in Trading, Sales, and COO teams
- Implementation of changes and upgrades to the ION MarketView pricing and eTrading platform
- L2 Production support
- Coordination of changes with external vendors, markets, ECNs, and infrastructure teams
- ION topology tuning for a high-performance platform
- Documentation, user guides, regular demos
- User verification testing during project go-live
- End-to-end project management capabilities
Skills Required:
- Strong hands-on experience with ION MarketView
- Proficiency in MMI .NET, D2C & D2D Connectivity Gateways, TOMS, PXE, REFDATA, VMO, VMQ, Run List Manager
- Knowledge of Fixed Income trading in Rates and/or Credit businesses
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders
- Strong troubleshooting skills in a complex trading environment, including pricing and trade capture issues
- Linux experience, including Shell Scripting and Python Scripting
- Experience with source control systems, especially GIT, and Maven build & packaging
- A proactive approach to platform consistency and maintainability
Nice To Have:
- Exposure to other front-to-back treasury and capital markets applications
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting