Market Data Support Engineer, AVP

MUFG•Jersey City, NJ

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

This position combines two roles: AVP Trading Floor Support Technologist and Market Data Engineer. As a member of the Market Data Engineering team, the individual will be responsible for engineering, ongoing support of back-end systems, and maintaining real-time market data pipelines for internal end-users including portfolio managers, research analysts, and other investment professionals. The role ensures stability, performance, and security of trading floor applications and market data infrastructure while delivering low-latency, high-availability data to trading platforms, risk systems, and downstream applications.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in Information Technology related to trading floor technologies and market data delivery.
Strong programming in Python and SQL; familiarity with Go or Java is a plus.
Hands-on technical knowledge of Reuters TREP, Bloomberg BPIPE, server and desktop technologies, network concepts, and security architecture.
Understanding of financial instruments, market data feeds, and vendor platforms (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, FactSet).
Exposure to low-latency systems and high-volume data environments.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to interface with business units and guide technology solutions.
Skilled in creating technical documentation.
Knowledge of Information Security policies and best practices.
Scripting experience is a strong plus.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced trading environment.
Excellent communication, planning, organization, and collaboration skills.
Customer service focused with a positive 'can-do' attitude.
Ability to prioritize quickly and think on your feet.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) are a plus.
ITIL/COBIT certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide 24x7 technical directions and support for Market Data and Trading Floor applications.
Act as liaison among Market Data vendors, third-party trading application providers, internal users, infrastructure teams, and management.
Work with various asset classes such as equities, options, futures, and other financial instruments to ensure timely and accurate data processing.
Collaborate with product, trading, and risk teams to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions that meet business needs.
Develop efficient mechanisms for integrating market data feeds from exchanges and other sources into systems.
Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues, data discrepancies, and ensure data integrity across the pipeline.
Continuously monitor the performance and health of data pipelines, identifying and mitigating potential issues before they impact system performance.
Support APIs and services for real-time and batch data distribution.
Optimize latency and throughput for streaming data pipelines.
Implement monitoring for feed integrity and latency.
Validate pricing and rates requirements before distribution.
Work closely with trading desks, risk teams, and application developers to ensure data availability and accuracy.
Perform help desk functions related to issue resolutions on behalf of trading floor end-users.
Research new technologies for integration into technical infrastructure.
Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory
Plan and implement major changes to trading floor applications and technologies; maintain and support local applications and data servers.
Participate in BCP exercises and live events to ensure business continuity.