What are the responsibilities and job description for the US Equities Application Support Engineer 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 Equity 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 a proven understanding of US equities trade lifecycle and associated front to back systems. They must have experience directly supporting the demanding needs of a growing equities business. This role will be primarily focused on launching a new equities investment business under BAM. At BAM, you will have the chance to work with some of the smartest and most driven individuals in the industry.
As an Equity Application Support Engineer at BAM, you will :
- Support Equities investment staff who leverage a full stack of Equities focused applications, including Equity Trading, Position, PnL, Risk, Reporting, Research and compliance systems.
- Enhance, support and maintain the firm's Equity front, middle and back-office systems
- Work as a part of the global Application Support team
- Proactively engage with PMs, Traders, and Analysts to resolve issues and identify improvement opportunities
- Document common support issues, trade flows and procedures on Confluence
- Support other geographic locations e.g., monitor jobs running overnight in Asia, EU and US
- Work with external vendors to resolve issues and deliver strategic enhancements
- Provide escalation support for other regions, including evenings and weekends, on rotation
- Face off to the business in-person 4 days a week
To be considered a good cultural fit, you must be :
To be considered a good technical fit, you must have :
