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Talan

Production Support Specialist - Trading

Talan, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Overview

With 7,000+ experts in 20 countries, Talan is a global consulting and tech group helping businesses innovate and grow through AI, Data, and Blockchain. Certified Great Place To Work, we’re aiming for €1B revenue by 2025. At Talan, we believe in Positive Innovation — using technology to serve people and society. Job Description Location:

Chicago (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week) Visa Sponsorship:

We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B). The candidate will perform

Application Production Support

activities as part of a Global organization. The candidate will play a critical role in ensuring system stability, monitoring application performance, and facilitating smooth interactions between IT and the Derivatives business.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and resolve application issues promptly to ensure smooth operations.

Follow escalation, incident, and problem management protocols.

Work with internal teams to improve processes and boost application reliability.

Manage the full lifecycle of specific projects when assigned.

Share knowledge with the team to maintain 24/6 global follow-the-sun support.

Liaise with other branches to strengthen teamwork and service quality.

Provide out-of-hours or weekend support when required, sometimes on short notice.

Create and maintain detailed incident/problem tickets, including all resolution steps.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or Quantitative Finance.

Knowledge of FIX and other order/rfq/trading protocols is mandatory

Minimum 5+ years of experience in application production support to the business on a trading desk.

Comfortable working on UNIX / Linux (Shell Scripting, etc.) and Windows environments (Powershell, Batch, etc).

Experience working with relational and no-relational databases, good SQL skills

Programming background in scripting language (TCL, Perl, Python, etc.)

Deep understanding of the Agile and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, etc)

Experience and knowledge in ELK stack, RabbitMQ

Support or DevOps experience across all stages (inception, analysis, design, runtime, maintenance, and support).

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under pressure.

Knowledge on Capital Market and Investment Banking Activities is a plus

Company Benefits

The salary range for this role is US$70,000 - US$120,000

401(k) retirement plan with company matching

15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)

8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year

Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA

Voluntary STD and LTD

Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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