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A leading global investment firm in Dubai is seeking an Application Support Specialist to provide support and optimize business-critical trading applications. The role involves troubleshooting production issues, managing system onboarding, and ensuring the smooth operation of front-to-back trading platforms by collaborating with traders, portfolio managers, operations teams, and developers.
Key responsibilities include supporting trading and business applications, resolving production issues, improving system performance, onboarding users, configuring applications, and monitoring production systems. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of application or production support experience, strong Linux/Unix, SQL, and Python scripting skills, experience with complex enterprise applications, and excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication abilities. Experience in financial services or a trading environment is a plus.
Requirements
Requires 3+ years of application or production support experience, with strong Linux/Unix, SQL, and scripting (Python preferred) skills. Experience supporting complex enterprise applications in a production environment and strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills are essential. Financial services or trading environment experience is advantageous.
Description
Application Support Specialist | DubaiA leading global investment firm is seeking an Application Support Specialist to support and optimize business-critical trading applications within a fast-paced trading environment. Working closely with traders, portfolio managers, operations teams, and developers, you'll be responsible for troubleshooting production issues, managing system onboarding, and ensuring the smooth operation of front-to-back trading platforms.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide support for trading and business-critical applications across front, middle, and back-office functions.Investigate and resolve production issues while maintaining high service levels.Partner with traders, operations teams, and developers to improve system performance and supportability.Onboard new users and configure applications to support business workflows.Monitor production systems and participate in release testing and deployments.Requirements3+ years of application or production support experience.Strong Linux/Unix, SQL, and scripting experience (Python preferred).Experience supporting complex enterprise applications in a production environment.Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.Financial services or trading environment experience is advantageous.Package: Competitive tax-free salary, bonus, and relocation support available.