Middleware Production Support Analyst

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Job title: Application Support Analyst - Equities & Trading Systems

Location: London (2 days per week onsite)

Contract: 9 months with possible extension.

Rate: £600 - £650 inside IR35

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Application Support Analyst to join a growing Application Management team supporting critical business and trading applications within a banking environment.

The successful candidate will provide production support for front-to-back office applications, working closely with business users, development teams, and infrastructure teams to ensure the stability, performance, and availability of business-critical systems.

This role requires strong SQL expertise, excellent stakeholder management skills, and previous experience supporting business users within Capital Markets, Equities, or Investment Banking environments.

Key Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day production support for business-critical trading and operational applications.
Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve application, data, and system issues.
Perform detailed SQL analysis to identify root causes of incidents and data discrepancies.
Work closely with Front Office, Middle Office, Operations, and Technology teams to resolve issues efficiently.
Monitor application health and proactively identify potential service issues.
Support system releases, deployments, and change management activities.
Coordinate with development teams to ensure smooth transition of new functionality into production.
Contribute to incident, problem, and root cause analysis processes.
Maintain support documentation and operational procedures.
Participate in on-call support where required.Essential Experience

Application Support or Production Support experience within Banking or Financial Services.
Strong SQL skills, including complex data investigation and troubleshooting.
Experience supporting business users and managing stakeholder relationships.
Knowledge of Equities, Trading Systems, or Capital Markets environments.
Experience investigating production incidents and performing root cause analysis.
Understanding of application support processes, release management, and change control.
Experience with monitoring and support tools.
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Experience working within Windows-based production environments.Desirable Experience

Fixed Income or other asset class exposure.
Experience supporting Front Office or Trading applications.
Knowledge of market data platforms.
Experience with scheduling tools such as Control-M or Autosys.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
Basic Linux exposure.
Understanding of integration technologies and middleware platforms.Technical Environment

Essential

SQL Server / SQL Querying
Windows Server Environment
Application Production Support
Incident & Problem Management
Monitoring & Alerting ToolsDesirable

Linux
Control-M / Autosys
Middleware Technologies
XML / FIX Messaging

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