Market Data Technical Engineer - Contractor
About The Position
Nomura is seeking a Market Data Technical Engineer to provide technical support for Market Data and Critical Broker applications across U.S. business units, including Global Markets, Operations, Technology, and Investment Banking. The role is responsible for day-to-day operational health of market data infrastructure, brokerage-service account management, and serving as a technical liaison between trading desks, business teams, and vendors. The engineer works closely with the U.S. Market Data Commercial team and Global Market Data Technical teams in a fast-paced trading-floor environment. The position requires flexible working hours and participation in an on-call rotation for out-of-hours support, with the team sharing responsibility for on-call coverage and onsite support levels.
Requirements
- Knowledge of LSEG/Refinitiv RTDS (TREP), including DACS and related tools.
- Linux command-line interface and shell scripting skills.
- Ability to troubleshoot network protocols and connectivity.
- Methodical problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of financial instruments and data structures provided by Bloomberg or LSEG/Refinitiv (Reuters).
- Experience working directly with traders on the trading floor.
- Vendor management and third-party integration experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and engage proactively.
- Customer-service orientation and ability to prioritize workload and manage internal user expectations.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Flexible working hours.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Incident Management or Change Management.
- Experience using Bloomberg Professional and/or LSEG/Refinitiv Workspace.
- Experience with MS SQL Server and Oracle databases.
- Knowledge of market data vendor APIs, including RFA, SFC, and BPIPE.
- Knowledge of web technologies, including HTML, PHP, and JavaScript.
- Front-office desktop application support experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for Market Data and Critical Broker applications.
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for trading desks on system functionality and data availability.
- Resolve technical issues in real time on the trading floor.
- Maintain the day-to-day operational health of market data infrastructure.
- Oversee connectivity management for broker applications and products.
- Administer trading-user accounts and access across broker platforms.
- Work with brokers to create user accounts in accordance with internal processes.
- Troubleshoot network protocols and connectivity issues.
- Act as a liaison between business units and vendors and maintain relationships with business teams and vendor management.
- Manage vendor relationships and third-party integrations.
- Coordinate software releases, system deployments, and connectivity modifications.
- Test and implement market data infrastructure software, including DACS upgrades.
- Perform RTDS (TREP) system upgrades and maintenance.
- Support front-office desktop applications.
- Participate in the out-of-hours on-call rotation and provide onsite support as required.
Benefits
- 401(k) eligibility
- Vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Potential sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered
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