Our client is searching for an experienced Network Engineer to join their team in Chicago. The Network Engineers are responsible for the design and management of both enterprise and trading networks. As part of the networks team, you will work with other engineering teams in designing purpose built systems. Network engineers are expected to participate in design discussions with both developers and traders with the goal of solving problems that really matter to the business.

Responsibilities:  

• Deploy, monitor, and configure network infrastructure
• Manage Cisco, Arista, and Juniper network equipment
• Recommend and implement system improvements
• Provide technical expertise and support to a high frequency traders in a competitive market-making environment
• Track and solve issues as part of a fast-paced results driven set of IT teams

Requirements:

• Experience with network and performance monitoring
• Experience troubleshooting TCP/UDP (including multicast)
• Experience with network capacity planning
• Experience with low-latency networking is a plus but not required
• Experience with Corvils, taps, and aggregation switches is a plus but not required
• Knowledge of trading exchanges and financial instruments is not required

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

If you would like to be considered for the position of Senior Network Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Data Management Technical Analyst to join them in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• At least 3+ years hands-on experience and proven proficiency in scripting languages and tools, including but not limited to Python, R, and Git
• Demonstrate extensive experience in handling and analyzing large data sets in databases and warehouses such as MS SQL, Snowflake, Vertica, and S3
• Expert in queries, finding patterns in complex data series, and presenting findings in visualization tools Tableau and PowerBI
• Familiarity with REST API and web-service integration
• General understanding of web applications (HTML5, CSS, Modern JavaScript Frameworks like Angular and React), Linux internals, and transfer protocols are preferred but not required
• Strong ability to perform root cause analysis, problem management, and performance tuning
• Collaborate with cross-departmental programmers, engineers, and stakeholders for process improvements; develop and implement technical framework for data governance

Requirements:

• Strong technology skills including SQL, Advanced Excel Skills, Python
• Must be a highly motivated, self-starting individual able to multi-task. Able to meet deadlines while juggling rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to manage workflow and prioritize requests in a high volume environment.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Experience in a high volume/fast-paced and changing environment is required.
• Experience w/ market data management systems (MDM, MDSL, FITS, etc.) a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of cost and price analysis techniques.
• Must be able to work within a team environment and autonomously.
• Must have excellent communication, quantitative and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of the alternative data industry, including key players, use cases, and pricing models a plus, but not required.
• Some exposure to Market Data (e.g., exchanges, Bloomberg, FactSet, Thomson Reuters etc.) would be helpful, but not required

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology or similar.

If you would like to be considered for the position of Data Management Technical Analyst or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join their team in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• Work directly with the investment, technology and operational teams to deliver a high-value, high-quality production environment
• Implement software solutions which encourage a safe release and maintenance process.
• Enhance autonomy of the workflow, from source → tracking → CI → CD.
• Become deeply familiar with the equities software suite, owning the operational landscape: monitoring, usage, and performance.
• Drive the frontier for tech adoption within the organization, making data-driven decisions about product choices and trades.
• Identify and architect opportunities for automation.
• Aid in the growth of the DevOps culture within this new and exciting technologist space, both individually and across the other teams!

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Python, C++, or Javascript.
• Comprehension of language tooling, from package management (Conda, Yarn) to build systems (CMake, Bazel). Monorepo experience a plus.
• Experience in system and configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform).
• Familiarity with frontend and backend development. End-to-end understanding of basic architectures, from MVC to SPAs>servers>databases.
• Fluency in SDLC and GitOps practices, from tracking (Git, Bitbucket, JIRA) to process (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) to full CI/CD (Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab).
• Previous experience in software testing: any of static analysis, unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests.
• Grasp on virtualization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Prior usage of a monitoring platform (Splunk, Datadog, Grafana).
• Passion for the proper - the keen eye to recognize a flaw, propose an alternative, implement the fix, and deploy it without abrasion to existing users.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with not only technologists/developers but finance/business disciplines as well.

If you would like to be considered for the position of DevOps Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced C# .Net Infrastructure Developer to join their team in New York.  The successful candidate will design and support services and tooling that enable the infrastructure team and the larger business to further automate their respective tasks.

Responsibilities:  

• Maintain and support a firm wide REST infrastructure API
• Maintain and support infrastructure Windows Services, and ASP.NET web pages
• Work with infrastructure teams to develop self-service workflows for common infrastructure tasks
• Support the user provisioning/entitlement lifecycle.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of .NET 4+ Framework/.NET Core, and the Microsoft technology platform  
• Experience with .NET web service frameworks (.NET WebAPI/ServiceStack)
• Experience with Redis and related client libraries (StackExchange.Redis, ServiceStack.Redis)
• Familiar with SQL Server and at least one ORM (ORMLite, Dapper, EF, LINQ to SQL)
• Experience with at least one unit testing framework (nUnit,xUnit)
• Experience with one CI/CD tool (Jenkins, Bamboo)
• Some PowerShell experience is a plus, or corresponding .NET management Libraries (System.DirectoryServices, System.Management.Automation, PowerShellStandardLibrary)
• Visual Studio Tools for Office and Exchange Web Services experience also a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Computer Science or a related technical discipline

If you would like to be considered for the position of C# .Net Infrastructure Developer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Platform Engineer to join them in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• Work directly with the investment, technology and operational teams to deliver a high-value, high-quality production environment
• Implement software solutions which encourage a safe release and maintenance process.
• Enhance autonomy of the workflow, from source → tracking → CI → CD.
• Become deeply familiar with the equities software suite, owning the operational landscape: monitoring, usage, and performance.
• Drive the frontier for tech adoption within the organization, making data-driven decisions about product choices and trades.
• Identify and architect opportunities for automation.
• Aid in the growth of the DevOps culture within this new and exciting technologist space, both individually and across the other teams!

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Python, C++, or Javascript.
• Comprehension of language tooling, from package management (Conda, Yarn) to build systems (CMake, Bazel). Monorepo experience a plus.
• Experience in system and configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform).
• Familiarity with frontend and backend development. End-to-end understanding of basic architectures, from MVC to SPAs>servers>databases.
• Fluency in SDLC and GitOps practices, from tracking (Git, Bitbucket, JIRA) to process (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) to full CI/CD (Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab).
• Previous experience in software testing: any of static analysis, unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests.
• Grasp on virtualization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Prior usage of a monitoring platform (Splunk, Datadog, Grafana).
• Passion for the proper - the keen eye to recognize a flaw, propose an alternative, implement the fix, and deploy it without abrasion to existing users.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with not only technologists/developers but finance/business disciplines as

If you would like to be considered for the position of Platform Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Data Engineer to join them in New York.

Responsibilities:  

• Develop solutions that enable investment professionals to efficiently extract insights from data. This includes owning the ingestion (web scraping, S3/FTP sync, sensor collection), transformations (Spark, SQL, Kafka, Python/C++/Java), and interface (API, schema design, events)
• Partner with the industry’s top investment professionals, quantitative researchers, and data scientists to research, design, develop, and deploy solutions that answer fundamental questions about financial markets
• Build tools and automation capabilities for data pipelines that improve the efficiency, quality and resiliency of the data platform
• Drive the evolution of the data strategy by challenging the status quo and identifying opportunities to enhance the platform

Requirements:

• Passion for working with data in order to accurately model and analyze complex systems such as a publicly traded company, commodity market, economy, or financial instruments
• Strong interest in financial markets and a desire to work directly with investment professionals
• Creativity to discover new sources of web data that drive investment insights
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Java or C++ or Python
• Proficiency with RDBMS, NoSQL, distributed compute platforms such as Spark, Dask or Hadoop
• Experience with any of the following systems: Apache Airflow, AWS/GCE/Azure, Jupyter, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, or Snowflake
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

If you would like to be considered for the position of Business Aligned Data Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Product Manager to join their team in New York. You will drive the vision and development of cutting edge technology that combines quantitative research with fundamental analysis to help their users be the world’s best investment professionals. You will spend time with analysts, portfolio managers and senior executives understanding their goals and challenges and using your creativity to design products that drive impact for the businesses. You will work closely with a cross functional team of designers and engineers to translate your product vision, roadmap, and specs into technology-enabled business outcomes.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of product management experience; demonstrated track record of creative thinking, building products, and delivering exceptional results
• Exceptional product management skill set including defining a roadmap, writing product specs, running sprints, market products, and drive adoption of new features
• Superlative problem solving skills and innate ability to break complex user problems into beautifully designed products
• String written and oral communication skills; Must be able to communicate with stakeholders and team members effectively
• Multi-tasker with ability to answer questions and prioritize incoming requests along with planned work

If you would like to be considered for the position of Product Manager or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced C++ Software Engineer to join them in New York. A Core Services engineer architects, implements and operates globally distributed services used throughout the firm providing authentication, authorization, entitlement management and application management. The ideal candidate is interested in pushing the status quo to enable other teams and in writing services in C++ with high performance and strict availability guarantees.

Responsibilities:  

• Lead in the design, implementation, and deployment of successful large scale systems and services in support of the developer ecosystem and investment professionals
• Ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems
• Fully and completely understand system interdependencies and limitations
• Lead the design, write code, and ultimately deploy successful enterprise-level systems that will be leveraged for a broad set of business use cases.
• Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions that demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment
• Architect, develop and maintain core C++ libraries using the C++17 standard
• Define Service Level Objectives for core services, and implement SLIs appropriately
• Provide deep performance optimizations for distributed services to ensure high throughput and low latency
• Architect, design, implement new services and retrofit existing services for high availability and fast disaster recovery
• Negotiate requirements and provide support to other technology teams
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for core libraries and distributed services
• Write and automate tests for existing and all new functionality
• Ensure the smooth running of distributed services

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience on architecting, implementing, and running distributed systems / services.
• Experience with Agile, Service Oriented Architecture, micro-services, containerization, distributed systems
• Experience with automating workflows
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines

Education:

• Bachelor's degree, or higher, in Computer Science or a related technical discipline

If you would like to be considered for the position of C++ Software Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Telecommunications and Collaboration Engineer to join them in Chicago. The Collaboration Engineer will be responsible for the architecture, lifecycle management and escalation support of Voice, Video and Conferencing technologies at the company

Responsibilities:  

• Lead architecture, engineering, and implementation of high-end audio and video conferencing and other global collaboration solutions.
• Manage and support Cisco UC environment, CallManger, Unity and CER clusters globally.
• Manage TMS, Expressways, MRA, Conductor, CMS and Jabber softphones.
• Manage Turret system and Voice recording infrastructure.
• Manage Video conferencing, Webex, Zoom and other cloud based SaaS conferencing platforms.
• Work closely within IT and other areas of the business to complete projects.
• Periodic after hours and weekend support is required.

Requirements:

• Deep passion for technology, collaboration tools and video solutions.
• Experience with administration of Cisco CallManager (Unified Communications Manager), Unity, Emergency responder clusters.
• Experience managing IPC, BT or IPTrade Turret systems.
• Nice, Verint, Verba or RedBox Voice Recording product experience
• Strong understanding of Telecommunications and Conferencing technologies including SIP, ISDN PRI circuits, RTP, WebRTC, Enhanced 911 routing, MGCP and H323.
• Experience with modern desktop collaboration tools, integration of softphone, messaging and conferencing using API integrations preferred.
• Exposure to scripting and programming using Python, Perl and automation skills preferred.
• Experience in cloud UCaaS platforms like Webex Teams, Microsoft Teams, Ring Central, Zoom Phone a plus.
• Experience managing Video conference systems, Cisco, Telepresence, Webex room systems, polycom codecs, processors, switchers, DSPs preferred.
• Experience is CCaaS platforms like Five9, 8x8, Twillio a plus.
• Strong ability to document procedures for end users and the support teams
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration or an allied field.
• CCNA, CCNP Voice, CCIE Certification preferred

If you would like to be considered for the position of Telecommunications & Collaboration Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you

Our client is searching for an experienced Command Center Engineer to join them in New York. You will provide  technical support, and operations for all the firms hardware, and connectivity.  They are also closely tied to the Infrastructure and Development teams. They are looking for a selfdirected technician that can work both independently and with the broader team

Responsibilities:  

• Delivering the highest level of customer service to the company’s users
• Escalating issues and facilitating user assistance from third parties or other IT groups as needed
• Providing excellent customer service experiences for all end users, traders and senior leadership
• Working effectively in a cooperative and collaborative global team environment
• Escalating, coordinating and managing incident response for critical firm-wide issues
• Troubleshooting technology issues related to hardware, software, user accounts, trading environments, operating systems and mobility
• Working with some of the brightest minds in the trading industry
• Identifying, diagnosing, researching, tracking and resolving technical problems.
• Resolving issues quickly for users and escalating to third parties or other IT groups as needed.
• Maintaining a senior level of knowledge and involvement in many aspects of the trading environment. Deploying, managing and documenting a wide variety of devices and application
• Effectively working in a cooperative and collaborative global team environment.
• Engaging in technical collaboration with other Infrastructure groups and Business IT teams as appropriate.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated the ability to effectively recognize and resolve technical issues and adapt quickly to a new and changing technical environment.
• Ability to follow clear instructions but think on your feet when necessary
• A solid understanding of operating systems including Windows and Linux
• A good understanding of network technologies, Cisco CLI, and the TCP/IP protocol  Experience working on and supporting remote computing components and solutions including but not limited to: RSA Servers and appliances, Cisco VPN and Citrix

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) and 3+ years of relevant technical support experience

If you would like to be considered for the position of Command Center Engineer or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team

Email:  info@njf.com or call London (0207 604 4444,) New York (212 400 4845) or Chicago (312 204 7216) to speak to a member of our team. Thank you