
Vice President Application Support
at BGC Partners
Posted 6 days ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified USD
- City
- New York City
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
This is a Level 2 Production Support role covering FMX U.S. Treasuries, TIPS, Repos, FX, NDF, and FMX Futures Exchange platforms, as well as other BGC electronic trading systems. Responsibilities include incident, problem, and change management, proactive system monitoring, and clear communication with clients until issue resolution. You will troubleshoot by analyzing application logs, FIX logs, and network/connectivity issues, using Grafana, Splunk, and internal dashboards; you will also configure and monitor scheduled jobs with Autosys and Cron and manage environmental monitoring with OpsBridge. Collaborate with development, QA, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure production stability and operational excellence from New York.
Location: New York, NY, United States
Job Description
Market Operations is globally responsible for the stability and daily IT operations for all financial trading applications for BGC Partners and associated entities.
This position performs a Level 2 (L2) Production Support role for FMX U.S. Treasuries (UST), TIPS, Repos, FX, Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDF), and FMX Futures Exchange platforms, as well as other BGC Partners electronic and hybrid trading platforms. The role also supports IT Service Management activities including Incident, Problem, and Change Management, along with associated governance routines.
Responsibilities
Monitor and respond to technical platform and trade issues across FMX UST, TIPS, Repo, FX, NDF, and Futures trading environments.
Manage communication with internal and external clients, providing proactive updates and managing expectations through to resolution.
Perform in-depth technical troubleshooting (analyzing application logs, FIX logs, environment issues, and client connectivity).
Utilize tools such as Grafana, Splunk, and internal dashboards to monitor system health, investigate issues, and perform log analysis.
Support, monitor, and configure scheduled jobs using Autosys and Cron.
Configure and maintain environmental monitoring/alerting (servers, application components, market data) using Microfocus OpsBridge (formerly HP Openview) / Sitescope.
Execute software upgrades and releases, including post-deployment validation and health checks.
Perform network troubleshooting to identify and resolve latency, connectivity, and data flow issues between trading systems and external clients.
Build tools and automate repetitive or manual support processes.
Collaborate closely with development, QA, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure production stability and operational excellence.
Qualifications
Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a problem-solving mindset
Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced trading environment
Excellent communication skills: verbal, written, and interpersonal with the ability to interface effectively between technical and business teams
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Unix Shell, or Perl
Understanding of external connectivity and basic networking concepts
Strong Fixed Income knowledge, particularly U.S. Treasuries, Repos, TIPS, and UST Futures
Electronic trading support experience strongly preferred, ideally in Fixed Income or multi-asset markets (FX, NDF, Futures)
Familiarity with Equities, Fixed Income, and/or Foreign Exchange markets desirable
Experience with Source Code Repositories (Git, Perforce, etc.) and software release management tools
Knowledge of FIX protocol strongly preferred
Experience with DB/SQL a plus
Familiarity with JIRA Service Desk and ITIL-based processes desirable
Basic server administration experience advantageous

