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Application Support Analyst

RSC Solutions · New York, NY · 2 wk ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes Role Description (which can be About the role). Key responsibilities (Responsibilities). Preferred Qualifications (Qualifications). Also there is mention of monitoring tools etc which could be Skills. There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule. There's mention "24x7 availability depends on business demand" and "Ability to work on-call and adhere to scheduled rotations". That's schedule info but not explicit schedule like shift times. Might be considered schedule content? The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does mention 24x7 availability depends on business demand and ability to work on-call and adhere to scheduled rotations. That's schedule-related. Could we include a Schedule section with that content? It's specific enough. But we need to avoid filler like "varies". It's not vague; it's stating requirement for on-call rotations. So we could include Schedule section with that sentence. Benefits: none mentioned. Pay: none. So we omit those. We need to use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to capture role description paragraphs, responsibilities bullet list, qualifications bullet list, skills maybe bullet list, schedule paragraph. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We need to remove boilerplate etc. There's none. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's structure:

    About the role

    In this role you will be responsible for the stability, support and continuous improvement of technology platforms that enable the Rates and Credit trading businesses. You will serve as the primary liaison between Front Office users, technology teams, infrastructure groups, vendors, and control functions, ensuring the reliable operation of critical trading, pricing, risk, pnl and electronic execution platforms. This position combines hands-on production support, platform ownership, incident management, problem management, change management, release management, DR management, project delivery and business engagement, with a strong focus on maintaining a high availability trading environment and delivering technological solutions that support business growth.

    Responsibilities

    • Provide day-to-day support for Fixed Income Rates and Credit trading platforms.
    • Monitor critical production systems, interfaces, market connectivity, pricing feeds, and electronic trading workflows.
    • Manage and resolve production incidents, coordinating across development, infrastructure, networking, market data vendors, and business users.
    • Lead root cause analysis and drives corrective actions following production issues.
    • Ensure adherence to support procedures, escalation protocols, and operational controls.
    • 24x7 availability depends on business demand.
    • Act as a primary technology contact for traders, sales, middle office, and operations teams.
    • Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements, prioritize production enhancements, and identify opportunities for automation.
    • Communicate postmortem reports, platform status, incidents, project updates, and operational risks to senior management and business leadership.
    • Produce regular operational and service-level reporting for stakeholders.
    • Monitor electronic order flow, trade execution performance, and connectivity health.
    • Coordinate onboarding activities with trading venues, brokers, vendors and counterparties.
    • Coordinate testing, release planning, deployment activities, and post-implementation validation.
    • Ensure production readiness and operational supportability of new releases.
    • Maintain strong operational controls across supported platforms.
    • Support audit, compliance and user access review activities.
    • Document support procedures, recovery processes, and system dependencies.
    • Identify operation risk and implement preventive controls to improve platform resilience.
    Now Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list. We could have

    Qualifications

    with ul. But also there is a Skills section: monitoring tools, job schedulers, databases, scripting, ITIL processes etc. Could be separate Skills section. We need to decide: The posting includes "Preferred Qualifications:" then a list of items: 8+ years experience..., Experience supporting Rates..., Familiarity..., Working knowledge..., Experience with regulatory..., Incident management..., Real-time debugging..., Creating dashboards..., Strong communication..., Analytical..., Ability to work on-call..., Monitoring tools..., Job schedulers..., Databases..., Application performance monitoring..., ITIL processes..., Scripting for automation... We could split into Qualifications (experience, years, etc.) and Skills (tools, technologies). But the instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Qualifications and Skills into one section? But we have headings for Qualifications and Skills separate. Might be better to have Qualifications (including experience and knowledge) and Skills (tools). However we risk thin sections. Let's see content: Qualifications bullet list includes many items that are both experience and skills. Could treat all as Qualifications. Then we might not need separate Skills. But the instruction says use headings for sections like Skills if there is real specific content. We have specific content about tools etc. Could make a Skills section. We need to avoid duplication. If we put all items under Qualifications, we might miss highlighting tools. But we can still include them under Qualifications. That's okay. But we need to decide: The posting includes "Preferred Qualifications:" then a list that includes both experience and tools. So we can make a Qualifications section with that list. We also have schedule info: "24x7 availability depends on business demand." and "Ability to work on-call and adhere to scheduled rotations for system support and maintenance." That's schedule-related. We could put that in Schedule section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Schedule. We need to ensure we don't create Pay/Benefits. Now format: Use

    for each heading. Use
    • for lists. Use

      for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information: The role description paragraph we already have. The responsibilities list we have. The qualifications list we need to include all items from Preferred Qualifications. Let's extract them exactly: - 8+ years of experience in Front Office application support. - Experience supporting Rates and Credit related Fixed Income products. - Familiarity with electronic execution venues and market data platforms. - Working knowledge of SQL, scripting, monitoring tools, and troubleshooting. - Experience with regulatory and control frameworks application to Front Office Technology organizations. - Incident management and problem-solving - Real-time debugging and troubleshooting - Creating dashboards and generate stability reports - Strong communication and stakeholder management skills - Analytical and proactive mindset with ownership of issue resolution. - Ability to work on-call and adhere to scheduled rotations for system support and maintenance. - Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Logic Monitor, eG, Geneos/ITRS or related tools. - Job schedulers: Autosys - Databases: MSSQL, SQL Server, Oracle - Application performance monitoring and log analysis - ITIL processes: Incident, problem, and change management - Scripting for automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell Note some items have colon and list. We'll keep as list items. We need to ensure we don't duplicate the on-call ability (already in responsibilities as 24x7 availability). But it's also in qualifications. It's okay to have duplicate? We should preserve all info; duplication is okay if it's in source. But we could keep both. Now schedule section: we could include the two sentences about 24x7 availability and on-call rotations. But we already have them in responsibilities and qualifications. To avoid duplication, maybe we just keep them where they appear. However schedule section would be redundant. Better to not create schedule section if content already covered elsewhere. The rule: only create section when posting has real specific content for it. It does have schedule-specific content, but we already placed it in responsibilities and qualifications. If we create schedule section we would be duplicating. The instruction didn't forbid duplication but said preserve ALL substantive information; not to invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not prohibited but might be considered redundant. However we can keep schedule section with those specific sentences, and also keep them elsewhere? That would be duplication but still preserving info. Might be okay but could be seen as filler? Not exactly filler; it's real content. But we prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding schedule section would be another thin section (just two sentences). Might be better to incorporate schedule info into responsibilities or qualifications and not create separate schedule section. Since we already have responsibilities includes "24x7 availability depends on business demand." and qualifications includes "Ability to work on-call and adhere to scheduled rotations for system support and maintenance." So schedule info is covered. So we can omit schedule section. Thus final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications. Now check if any other sections like Skills needed: we have tools etc in qualifications. So fine. Now produce HTML. Make sure to close tags properly. Let's craft:

      About the role

      In this role you will be responsible for the stability, support and continuous improvement of technology platforms that enable the Rates and Credit trading businesses. You will serve as the primary liaison between Front Office users, technology teams, infrastructure groups, vendors, and control functions, ensuring the reliable operation of critical trading, pricing, risk, pnl and electronic execution platforms. This position combines hands-on production support, platform ownership, incident management, problem management, change management, release management, DR management, project delivery and business engagement, with a strong focus on maintaining a high availability trading environment and delivering technological solutions that support business growth.

      Responsibilities

      • Provide day-to-day support for Fixed Income Rates and Credit trading platforms.
      • Monitor critical production systems, interfaces, market connectivity, pricing feeds, and electronic trading workflows.
      • Manage and resolve production incidents, coordinating across development, infrastructure, networking, market data vendors, and business users.
      • Lead root cause analysis and drives corrective actions following production issues.
      • Ensure adherence to support procedures, escalation protocols, and operational controls.
      • 24x7 availability depends on business demand.
      • Act as a primary technology contact for traders, sales, middle office, and operations teams.
      • Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements, prioritize production enhancements, and identify opportunities for automation.
      • Communicate postmortem reports, platform status, incidents, project updates, and operational risks to senior management and business leadership.
      • Produce regular operational and service-level reporting for stakeholders.
      • Monitor electronic order flow, trade execution performance, and connectivity health.
      • Coordinate onboarding activities with trading venues, brokers, vendors and counterparties.
      • Coordinate testing, release planning, deployment activities, and post-implementation validation.
      • Ensure production readiness and operational supportability of new releases.
      • Maintain strong operational controls across supported platforms.
      • Support audit, compliance and user access review activities.
      • Document support procedures, recovery processes, and system dependencies.
      • Identify operation risk and implement preventive controls to improve platform resilience.

      Qualifications

      • 8+ years of experience in Front Office application support.
      • Experience supporting Rates and Credit related Fixed Income products.
      • Familiarity with electronic execution venues and market data platforms.
      • Working knowledge of SQL, scripting, monitoring tools, and troubleshooting.
      • Experience with regulatory and control frameworks application to Front Office Technology organizations.
      • Incident management and problem-solving
      • Real-time debugging and troubleshooting
      • Creating dashboards and generate stability reports
      • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

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