What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineer, Commodities Application Support position at Balyasny Asset Management?
Balyasny is in a period of rapid technology transition. This exciting role within our Global Support group will provide you with the opportunity to support our Commodities front office applications, data and their integration with middle and back-office systems. The role will have a high level of interaction with the investment staff including Portfolio Managers, Traders, and Analysts, to proactively discover and understand issues and potential workflow / system improvements. The candidate should have a broad knowledge of financial markets and trade lifecycles, and ideally understand research, data, and analysis. The candidate should have technical skills with experience in database and application development. At BAM, you will have the chance to work with some of the smartest and most driven individuals in the industry.
In the role of Engineer, Commodities Application Support the employee will be responsible for the following :
- Enhance, support and maintain the firm's Commodities front, middle and back-office systems
- Work as a part of the global Application Support team based in Chicago, New York, London, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Proactively engage with PMs, Traders, and Analysts to resolve issues and identify improvement opportunities
- Document common support issues, trade flows and procedures on Confluence
- Roll out, setup, and educate end-users on new product implementations
- Support other geographic locations e.g., monitor jobs running overnight in Asia, Europe and US.
- Work with external vendors technical support teams to resolve issues and deliver strategic enhancements
- Provide escalation support for other regions, including evenings and weekends, on a rotational basis
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