18 Month W2 Contract
Jersey City
$70/hour
The successful candidate will be joining the Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities technology team, which has a proven track record of delivering critical low-latency front-office data analytics solutions to the FICC businesses. The candidate will be working in the FICC KDB technology team, helping to build and maintain high availability, globally deployed systems.
- Grad (4 year)/Post grad in Computer Science (or relevant work experience in large scale IT environment)
- At least 4+ years of hands on KDB development experience
- Strong KDB/q skills with a thorough understanding of q internals such as tp, rdb, hdb, and tick data storage
- Solid knowledge of the UNIX / Linux environment
- Strong experience in one or more scripting languages (Perl, Python, Unix Shell Scripting)
- Experience in designing and developing ETL processes for the project's data warehouse
- Demonstrated ability to learn and apply critical thinking to a variety of situations
- Experience in Python is preferred
- Experience in FICC business large Financial Institution is preferred
Technical Skills:
- Strong KDB experience
- Solid knowledge of the UNIX/Linux environment
- Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Perl, Shell script)
- Knowledge of Java a plus
Soft Skills:
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects
- Ability to work in a fast paced, challenging environment
