Matlen Silver - KDB Developer

Data Engineer is needed in Jersey City, United States.

Client: Matlen Silver

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Contract: Contract

Job Description

The successful candidate will be joining the Fixed Income Currencies and Commodities technology team, which has a proven track record of delivering critical low-latency front-office data analytics solutions to the FICC businesses. The candidate will be working in the FICC KDB technology team, helping to build and maintain high availability, globally deployed systems.

Requirements

Education:

• Grad (4 year)/Post grad in Computer Science (or relevant work experience in large scale IT environment)

Experience:

• At least 4+ years of hands-on KDB development experience
• Strong KDB/q skills with a thorough understanding of q internals such as tp, rdb, hdb, and tick data storage
• Solid knowledge of the UNIX/Linux environment
• Strong experience in one or more scripting languages (Perl, Python, Unix Shell Scripting)
• Experience in designing and developing ETL processes for the project’s data warehouse
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply critical thinking to a variety of situations
• Experience in Python is preferred
• Experience in FICC business large Financial Institution is preferred

Technical Skills:

• Strong KDB experience
• Solid knowledge of the UNIX/Linux environment
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Perl, Shell script)
• Knowledge of Java a plus

Soft Skills:

• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment

Contract Details

18 Month W2 Contract

Location: Jersey City

Compensation: $70/hour