Trade Operations support/Analyst 3rd shift in Chicago, IL
Great "Foot in the Door" opportunity to leverage your technology skills and interest in the world of finance and trading. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Technology and be willing to learn. Requires a passion for Programming & Software development. UNIX, Perl, etc is a plus. Any finance interest or education is also a big plus. This team is responsible for supporting and maintaining a straight-through trade processing system , utilized by the Alternative & Quantitative Investment and Hedge Fund Administration groups of Global Asset Management. This role is for a first-line support Analyst for this group. Responsibilities include: First-line support of trading and back-office systems. Risk assessment and prioritization of production problems. Escalation of persistent or critical problems to development teams and senior management. Proactive identification of risk areas. Ad-hoc reports/extracts. Software deployment/integration. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Excellent communication skills Exceptional problem solving skills Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly-driven environment UNIX and scripting experience (Perl, C Shell, and Bourne shell) Relational database experience (Sybase/Oracle) HTML/Web or Java skills desirable Computer science or Finance related degree is preferred Application support experience is a plus The role requires an individual who is self-motivated, can thrive and multi-task in a fast-pace environment and can meet high customer expectations. Starting salary from 40-50k+ Experience: Passion for technilogy, interest in Finance. Recent Grad or 1-2 years experience accepted. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here