Zen of Headhunting
Developer -- Trade Processing
Seeking
a junior developer with a solid background in Java and SQL
to handle back-office operations and development.
A
good knowledge of J2EE and at least one scripting language(Perl/Python)
is required. Excellent communication skills and attention
to detail are musts for this position. Must be a self motivated
and quick learner
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Senior
Developer -- Trade Processing
Seeking
a senior developer with an extensive OOA/OOD background to
model and develop back-office platform.
Senior
level experience in a third-generation language (C++, Java,
C#) is required. The candidate should have a strong knowledge
of UML, a scripting language (Perl/Python), and RDBMS (Sybase/Oracle/SQL
Server). GUI development (MFC/Swing) and web development skills
are pluses.
Must
be self-motivated and capable of working independently, as
well as with teams.
Knowledge of the U.S. equity market is desirable.
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Senior Developer -- Equity Trading Systems
Seeking
an experienced software engineer who would find attractive
the opportunity to have a significant impact upon the success
of an entrepreneurial brokerage firm.
First-rate
software design and development skills are a requirement.
The ability to produce working production code is essential.
Strong systems architecture skills are a strong plus, as is
experience with equity trading systems.
Experience
with multi-threaded software development and real-time systems
is a plus. Experience with user-interface design and knowledge
of Java and Swing is also a plus.
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
C++ Quantitative
Developer with equity derivatives - 150- 200 tp
We
are seeking an experienced software engineer who would seize
the opportunity to make a significant impact upon the success
of an entrepreneurial brokerage firm.
First-rate
software design and development skills are a requirement.
The ability to produce working production code is essential.
Strong communication skills are a must. This position will
work hand in hand with trading desk/ quants to develop new
systems.
Experience with equity trading systems is a strong plus.
Experience
with C++ with equity derivative trading systems a must.
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
C++ Developer with Flextrade - 150- 200 tp For Program
and Quantitative Trading Systems
We
are seeking an experienced software engineer who would seize
the opportunity to make a significant impact upon the success
of an entrepreneurial brokerage firm.
First-rate
software design and development skills are a requirement.
The ability to produce working production code is essential.
Strong communication skills are a must. This position will
work hand in hand with trading desk/ quants to develop new
systems
Experience with equity trading systems is a strong plus.
Experience
with C++ a must -Experience with Flextrade a strong plus.
We will look at less senior people who can learn quickly and
pick up Flextrade quickly
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Fix Integration
Specialist
Experience
with both custom FIX software and a variety of commercial
FIX solutions is a strong plus. to manage FIX infrastructure
and set up and maintain FIX connectivity with a variety of
FIX counter-parties. This role will entail some software customization
to accommodate non-standard FIX dialects and special customer
requests.
Strong knowledge of the FIX protocol is required, as is experience
establishing FIX connectivity with upstream order-management
systems and downstream execution destinations. Also required
is the ability to balance the operational and software-development
components of the role.
Experience with both custom FIX software and a variety of
commercial FIX sExperience with both custom FIX software and
a variety of commercial FIX solutions is a strong plus.
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Junior Networking Engineer A
fincancial seeks a gifted individual for the role of Junior
Network Engineer in its IT Systems group. Candidates should
have a BS if not Ms with excellent network management, troubleshooting,
and communication skills, as well as the ability to work independently
and as a part of a team in a high-paced, demanding environment.
Responsibilities:
- Support
the group’s global network infrastructure
- Deploy
state-of-the-art multi-vendor networking gear
- Document
LAN troubleshooting/installation policies and procedures
Requirements:
- Bachelor's
degree, preferably in a technical discipline
- 1+
years of experience working in an Enterprise or ISP network
management role
- Good
knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals (including Layers 2, 4-7,
and content switching)
- Experience
with configuration and troubleshooting of Cisco network
gear
- Good
understanding of LAN networking technologies (Spanning-Tree,
HSRP, and VRRP)
- Understanding
of network routing protocols (OSPF and BGP)
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Excellent
troubleshooting and creative problem-solving abilities
- Experience
with UNIX (Solaris/Linux) administration is a definite plus
- Network
certifications (such as CCNA, CCNP) is preferred but not
required
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Senior Networking Engineer Looking
for superb network design, implementation, and troubleshooting
skills, as well as strong programming skills and an excellent
understanding of how to carefully select as well as mutually
compatible network management practices.
Responsibilities:
- Develop
scalable network designs for both our campus and global
networks
- Identify,
research, and evaluate emerging network technologies
- Develop
and implement network management and related tools
- Engineer
solutions for the firm's growing, highly-resilient network
infrastructure
Requirements:
- 5-7
years experience with enterprise-level network design
-
Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline
- Extensive
hands-on experience with enterprise-class routers and switches
(Cisco experience a plus)
- Superior
understanding of network routing and switching protocols
(BGP, OSPF, and MPLS)
- Excellent
knowledge of TCP/IP, including packet-level traffic analysis
- In-depth
understanding of network security and access control
- Experience
with VoIP, QoS, and IP Telephony technologies
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Creative
problem-solving abilities
- Experience
with UNIX Systems administration (Solaris, Linux) a plus
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Senior
Unix/Linux Admin - New York City
Job
Description:
New York office is looking for a Senior UNIX/Linux Administrator
to augment our infrastructure team. This individual would
report to the Director, and would share responsibility for
management of the production and corporate infrastructure.
This person should be highly self-motivated and capable of
performing the daily responsibilities of the job with minimal
supervision. The ideal candidate would have a minimum of 5
years in UNIX systems administration, preferably in a mission-critical
Financial environment. The candidate should be able to demonstrate
expertise with widely used concepts and technologies, especially
those listed below. We want someone whose experience includes
but is not limited to the major vendors (Sun, RedHat, IBM,
HP, etc.), and who has exposure to environments that feature
a wide variety of applications - database, web servers, application
servers, packet filters, and the like. A candidate with experience
building and troubleshooting an Oracle 9i/10g RAC cluster
is a very big plus. Significant SAN experience is a very big
plus. Experience with leveraging the Linux platform is a must.
The ideal candidate should also have a solid understanding
of TCP/IP networking, and should be able to perform basic
network configuration and troubleshooting. This is a hands-on
position that requires first-hand knowledge . The position
involves being on-call for support of the European market
hours, and will regularly include off-hours maintenance and
implementation work.
Qualifications:
-
A minimum of 5 years in the UNIX systems administration
field, performing systems administration, design, analysis,
implementation, and troubleshooting, preferably in the financial
industry, and in an environment where security and availability
are of very high importance
- This
candidate should have expertise with: X11, ssh, rdist, sendmail
and mailing systems, packet filtering concepts (netfilter),
backups and restorations using various tools, NFS, DNS,
NTP administration, and the like.
-
An expert with Sun Solaris 9. Should be familiar with all
aspects of administration and troubleshooting, performance
tuning, unattended installation (should be very familiar
with JumpStart). Should be familiar with the prominently
used Sun technologies, including multipathing, Sun’s
Solaris Volume Manager. Should be familiar with a wide variety
of Sun hardware and its capabilities: varying storage types,
interface types, and LOM/OOB management configurations.
Should be familiar with Solaris-specific attributes, such
as kernel tuning and status-gathering operations with ndd
and mdb. You should be an expert with emergency intervention
techniques, and should know immediately what to do if a
failure/panic should occur.
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An expert with Linux, particularly RedHat. Should be familiar
with all aspects of administration and troubleshooting,
unattended installation (should be very familiar with PXE/Kickstart
installations), prominently used NIC teaming technologies,
RAID configuration, kernel tuning, etc. You should be an
expert with emergency intervention on Linux/Intel-based
systems.
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A detailed understanding and expertise with building and
maintaining high-quality monitoring infrastructure. Experience
with Nagios and other open-source tools a big plus. SNMP
knowledge a must. This position will help us ensure that
we are meeting the company’s business needs for failure
and/or problem notification.
A substantial understanding and exposure to Oracle database
environments is required. This candidate should have experience
with supporting and deploying Oracle databases, and should
be familiar with the basic concepts of this software. Experience
with Oracle 10g RAC cluster deployment and support is a
big plus.
-
Experience with shared storage systems clustering technologies
is a must.
-
Experienced with supporting end-users with basic usability
needs. Assisting with the setup and use of cygwin/X, Windows
ssh clients, and the like. This candidate should have good
people skills.
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A detailed knowledge of and experience with development
environments and tools, particularly compilers and source
control methods, and the ability to assist with the process
of troubleshooting build problems when necessary. Experience
with SunForte and Perforce are a plus.
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Exposure to security devices, especially packet filters
of variant types, particularly the more prominent vendors
and Netfilter. Intrusion detection devices, network security
analysis tools (nmap, snort, etc.).
-
Prominent industry certifications are a big plus: Solaris
certification, RHCE certification, CCNA, etc.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent experience
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Quantitative
Analysts NYC/ CA
Will
apply sophisticated numerical techniques and write software
to analyze and develop statistical models for our computerized
financial trading strategies. Their work involves examining
trading data to determine ways of increasing profitability,
decreasing risk, and lowering transaction costs. In addition,
quants research financial literature to identify new trading
ideas and create simulations to test them. Looking for top
students in their respective math, physics, engineering, and
computer science programs. Prefer students that have won competitions
and have received top grades from Top Schools
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Software
Engineer NYC
Looking
for high calibre software developers to help it expand its
proprietary and technology ventures businesses. Software developers
with the group design and deploy (as well as manage the development
of) applications for the firm's trading, venture capital,
back office, and support activities. This includes automating
and streamlining a broad spectrum of computerized trading
systems, designing and implementing software improvements,
and ensuring the reliable operation of our trading software,
hardware, and data inputs. Responsibilities may also include
some mathematical or quantitative analysis. Client is seeking
top graduates (BS, MS, and Ph.D.) in CS from top-tier universities.
Candidates must be excellent programmers with a sound understanding
of systems, programming paradigms, and software engineering
practices. They will ideally have prior experience with nontrivial
software projects in an academic or industry setting. They
must have software engineering experience under Unix and/or
Windows NT, preferably in building distributed or client/server
real-time, mission-critical systems. We are specifically seeking
experience with C/C++, Java, and scripting languages. Candidates
should have a 3.5+ GPA and strong quantitative skills
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Quant Research Analyst
International
Financial firm is looking for talented individuals who will
be able to develop innovative assessments of opportunities
in the markets and effectively communicate information and
ideas. Ideally candidates will have a degree in a quantitative
field such as Computer Science, Economics, Engineering,
Finance, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physics, or Statistics.
In addition, the candidate should have strong programming
skills (C/C++/Java/Unix preferable), a high level of interpersonal
skills, and a passionate interest in learning about financial
markets. At the end of two years, the successful Reseearch
Analyst will be eligible for either the Quantitative Equity
Trading Program or the Fixed Income Quantitative Research
Program.
Contact
:
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
QA Engineer
FIX / Trading Systems Exp. NYC and Wall Street
Our client , an institutional securities
Firm is looking for a QA Engineer
- Strong in equities business
- Strong in FIX protocol
- At least 5 yrs of testing experience
with Trading systems
- Team player
- Knowledge of CMS protocol is big
plus
- QA testing of equity trading software
. Performing stringent QA testing, and taking responsibility
for release management.
- Experience with testing order routing.
- Experience with testing smart order
processing.
- Experience with testing data loading.
- Experience with order clearing processing.
Must have software development experience
in the financial services industry and significant experience
with QA of software product is required. The ability to communicate
effectively with both the development and product design teams
is also required, as is the ability to use a scripting language,
to automate some tests. Regression, Functional User Acceptance
testing Experience with automated testing tools is a strong
plus.
Contact :
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
Trading
Desk Support Analyst
A prestigious International
Securities Firm located in NYC is looking for a Trading Desk
Support Analyst, who will be responsible for the support of
traders on the floor. Within this position the candidate will
respond to problems that occur to the system, and communicate
an estimated time of resolution to said problem. Using perl
scripting techniques, the ideal candidate will work with risk
analysis, swaps, dividends, and other equities systems.
This position requires excellent verbal
and written skills along with a flexible disposition, and
need of urgency. Candidates working in similar roles will
find the greatest success here.
Must Have (Three Plus years in the
following):
- Derivatives,
- Cash, and or
- Convertible Bonds
Contact :
Elizabeth Johnson
liz@zenergy1.com
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