Application Support/Devops Support Analyst Banking-Financial

Application Support/Devops Support Analyst Banking-Financial

Onsite : Houston: TX

12+ Month

Locals only

Phone then F2F

9+ Years candidate

Description: Job Title: Application Support/Devops Support Analyst Banking-Financial

Top Skills: UNIX, SQL, Python

Overview

• This is an urgent request to fill 5 Application Support Analysts to support Equities trading applications.
• These are RuntheBusiness (RTH) roles focused primarily on backend application support, infrastructure monitoring, and batch processing.
• The frontend application teams are based in New York; this Houston team owns endtoend backend support, working closely with global infrastructure partners across APAC, India, and the Americas.
• A financial services background is a plus, but the manager is open to candidates from other industries as long as they have strong application support experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide endtoend application support for Equities trading systems (backend focus)
• Act as a first point of contact for application and infrastructure issues
• Support startofday batch processing, monitor batch jobs, and troubleshoot failures
• Handle user queries, production issues, and infrastructure alerts throughout the day
• Monitor production environments and respond to alerts using standard monitoring tools
• Perform root cause analysis, escalate issues when needed, and drive resolution to closure

Collaborate with:

• Frontend application teams (NY)
• Global infrastructure teams (APAC, India, Americas)
• Ensure application stability during market hours and critical processing windows

Required Skills (MustHave)

• Application Support experience in a production environment
• Strong UNIX/Linux skills (log analysis, process checks, basic troubleshooting)
• Strong SQL skills (querying, investigation, data validation)
• Python (used for scripting, automation, or support tooling)
• Experience supporting backend systems (not purely frontend support)