Experience

Created and have continuously enhanced a Python script that alerts our team of various trade related exceptions/issues.
The report is used by our L1 engineers to work on trade issues.
Onboarding of FIX Drop Copy and Gateway connections with various brokers/vendors.
Worked on a ETL process that sends reports to Trading Hub on behalf of our Compliance team.
Provide day-to-day Production Support and coaching L1 engineers on the various support tasks.
Document support issues/resolutions and Trained/Coached team members on tactical fixes.
Assist Development team to deploy new releases/changes in the Production environment.
Troubleshoot Production issues, apply tactical fixes and raise requests to Developers for strategic fixes.

Primary Point of contact for GSAM’s Investment teams for issues / queries in the Production Trading environment.
Support of FIX Systems and troubleshooting issues with Trading applications.
Automated Reports using GS proprietary scripting language Slang.
Troubleshot / fixed broken regression tests in the Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipeline.
Wrote GS proprietary code for system or process enhancements.
Set up new processes / jobs and scheduled them via proprietary scheduling system.
Configured new jobs / processes onto a proprietary monitoring system.
Trained and Mentored Junior Support Engineers.

Direct Support of Business, Sales, Clients and various Trading Desks - Cash, Algo, Program, and Options.
Production support of FIX systems and Order Routing Infrastructure on Linux platforms.
Customized Reports using combination of Bash, Perl, Awk, Sed the firms Algorithmic Trading Desk based on FIX logs.
Scripted Morning Checks using Bash/Perl and automated to make it run daily on business days.
Wrote stored procedures on a Sybase platform that added functionality to the firms Client On-Boarding Tool.
Led / Coordinated / Performed client migrations on to new platforms and network providers.
Configured and Supported User Acceptance Testing. Tested with clients and performed software testing for new futures products.
Global Project Lead that delivered a solution that automated FIX setups over DMZ/VPN systems
Trained and Mentored Junior Support Engineers.

Installed, Administered and Supported the firms Order Management Systems on Linux platforms.
Built FIX Engines. Set up connectivity to exchanges, brokers, and other vendors.
Configured new server/network hardware on Nagios for Monitoring.
Certified FIX sessions in UAT environments with both buy and sell sides.
Automated BAU processes using sed / awk / bash shell scripts. (i.e. archiving logs, emailing price files, etc.)
Provided Internal Support on Desktops, IP Phones, Laptops, Printers, and Servers.
Built, racked, and deployed Sun and Dell Rack Mountable Solaris / Linux servers that run trading software.
Trained and Mentored Junior Support Engineers.

Built, hardened, and deployed HP rack-mountable Windows servers.
Automated application upgrades and backups with Bash scripts.
Managed MS SQL Server installations and security.
Installed open-source Linux tools: Bugzilla, DotProject, Nagios, TinyDNS, e-ticketing system.
Implemented iSCSI SAN system and SFTP-only server for clients.
Supported a variety of trade issues including exchange, business, and session level rejects.
Provided 24x7 support for servers, switches, and firewalls.
Installed and configured Apache/Tomcat on Windows systems.
Performed system maintenance: disk upgrades, firmware updates, patching.
Trained and mentored junior staff.

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