eFinancialCareers

• Company

  IMC Zug

• Location

  Switzerland-Central Switzerland - Zug

• Compensation

  Competitive

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  13 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  555414

IMC financial markets is one of Europe’s leading proprietary trading firms. It is part of IMC financial markets & asset management which has activities in a number of related fields such as asset management, brokerage and risk management services. IMC employs over 600 people and has offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Hong Kong, New York, Sydney and Zug. The company was established 20 years ago and is a non-hierarchic, dynamic and youthful organization.

You will work for a subsidiary of IMC, based in Zug, Switzerland. IMC Zug specializes in automated trading of futures, stocks and FX spot rates on a high frequency scale.

Our trading activities span a growing number of markets, products and strategies, opening a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and expanding team as

                                               System Integration Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all trading systems are available and reliable during trading hours

• Measurement and identification of improvements of performance for our trading infrastructure and translating user requests into performance requirements

• Prioritize, troubleshoot and resolve major incidents in a high pressure environment

• Working together with traders, software developers and network specialists in order to continuously improve systems and processes

• Coordinate and plan system upgrades, patches and fixes

• Create and maintain necessary supporting documentation

Knowledge and skill requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or similar path of study

• At least 4 years of relevant work experience preferable at a financial institute

• In-depth knowledge and experience with of Linux and Windows operating systems 

• Experienced with various ways to deploy java applications.

• Knowledge and expertise in various scripting languages (bash, perl and/or python)

• Knowledge of databases

• Analytical thinking and ability to adapt quickly to fast changing requirements

• Strong communication skills

• Flexible, proactive, hands-on mentality, able to work independently in a team setting

• Fluent in English

What we offer

• Dynamic and international work environment

• Competitive salary, discretionary bonus and excellent working conditions

Are you looking for a position that is intellectually challenging? Would you want to work in an international and multicultural environment? Then send your complete application in English to: IMC Zug, Silvia Holzheimer, Poststrasse 20, CH-6300 Zug or e-mail it to siho@imc.nl..

For more information on working for IMC Zug, please visit www.imc-trading.com