Front Office PhD Data Analyst/Data Development, New York City

Front Office PhD Data Analyst/Data Development, New York City (C/C++, Perl, Linux, PhD, Python, Shell, MySQL, Computer Science/Physics/Engineering) (Circa $100,000- 150,000 + Extremely Competitive Bonus Structure + Benefits)

My client is a private institutional asset manager with over a billion dollars of assets under management.  It uses the latest in hardware and software technology to manage investments around the world.  Its technology group is seeking candidates for several different positions.  The group currently consists of six developers and is responsible for hundreds of processors, gigabytes of RAM, and terabytes of disk space.  The group has a ten year track record and has experienced rapid growth in profitability. My client has a vast budget and capital allocation and is seeking a likeminded individual to become a significant figure within their existing and future business. Being well recognized for its strength and focus on cutting edge technology and following successful business growth and profits, they have an opportunity for  a talented and highly motivated Front Office Data Analyst to join the core Analytics Quantitative Team in the US. The Data analyst will be involved in implementing and maintaining software that creates new data sets, does quality control on market data and provides second level support to the Front Office production support team. The data sets will be consumed internally by researchers, portfolio managers for research and trading, and utilized by our quantitative models.

This is a great opportunity for a talented researcher/programmer to make that leap from academia, into the financial sector. The working environment has an academic feel to it, given that the majority of the people there come from similar, PhD and research-focused backgrounds. The work space is open and highly collaborative and there is immense overlap across the varying teams within the institution, with no clear divide between development, support and research. You will play a key role in the analysis, research and design of new cutting-edge high frequency trading tools and strategies. You will also be responsible for working with large data-sets and will be required to employ your strong problem-solving abilities but also involved in the support aspect of the role.  

Key responsibilities for Front Office PhD Data Analyst:

• Work with Trading/Research departments in designing and implementing new data sets

• Implement software that interface with external vendors to bring new data set

• Implement the rules and procedures that ensure integrity in data sets

• Provide second level support to production support team regarding market data issues

• Collect and analyze statistics on market data applications and devise approach to improve the relevant processes

• Design and implement system that track and control data access and usage

Requirements/Skills for Front Office PhD Data Analyst:

• Interested in applying technology to real situation, comfortable working in fast paced working environment, detail oriented and capable performing task under time pressure

• Effective problem solving both independently or as member of a team

• Good communication skills: must be fluent in English, spoken and written

• Background in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, with minimum Bachelor’s degree, Masters or above is preferred. Proof of good academic record (such as GPA or other relevant test scores)

• Experienced with working under Linux environment, familiar with Vi or Emacs for editing files under the command line

• Experienced with programming in C/C++, familiar with common algorithms and data structures (binary tree, sorting, etc), Object Oriented programming and design patterns. Familiar with compilers, debuggers under Linux (gcc, g++, gdb).

• Experienced with scripting languages, such as Perl, Python, and shell scripting

• Knowledge of basic statistics/probability, familiar with concepts such as correlation, standard deviation and how to calculate

• Interfacing with database (such as MySQL)

• Web site development (Apache, CSS, HTML, ModPerl/Mason)

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented technologist looking to broaden their technical expertise and join a challenging and dynamic team. You will work alongside some extremely senior technologists/mathematicians, and the collaborative environment will allow you to quick progress and be challenged each day. The fitm itself has a superb reputation for being home to the best trading and risk systems in the world, thus the opportunity will firmly cement your future career in finance. Since this a front office role, with direct impact to various business teams, compensation, bonus and benefits will all be extremely competitive and reflective of the candidates background and expertise.

If you feel you could be considered for this position and have a keen interest in working in a fast paced dynamic team, please contact cplusplus@selbyjennings.com or call 212 231 8223.