Junior Production Support Analyst - Real Time Market Data - Hong Kong
Role Overview – Market Data Site Reliability and Engineering (SRE)
This team ensures the high availability and performance of systems that distribute real-time, historical, and reference market data across the firm. These platforms handle extremely high message volumes - over 10 million/second with microsecond latency - and support global financial instruments including equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives.
Key Responsibilities
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Maintain and optimize global market data distribution systems
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Monitor capacity, manage latency, and ensure platform stability and security
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Collaborate with users and developers on integration, migrations, and compliance
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Support production operations, test new releases, and perform system upgrades
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Identify automation and efficiency improvements in daily operations
Required Skills
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Strong knowledge of UNIX/Linux, including scripting and performance tuning
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Proficiency in shell scripting and Python (Java/C++/Perl a plus)
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Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, multicast preferred)
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Experience managing global, high-availability systems
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Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Preferred Skills
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Familiarity with Agile, CI/CD, project management
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Knowledge of database technologies
The successful candidate should have:
- Excellent communication skills, broad sense of ownership and proactiveness
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related STEM subject (science, technology, engineering, maths).
- Good grades 2.1 and above. We look for potential, not prestige, but it’s important that you enjoy pushing yourself to pick up new ideas.
- A passion for Financial Markets
- Solid communication skills for facing off both to IT and business teams
- Strong understanding of server, storage, MQ, and application technologies (Java, .NET, C++)
- Able to troubleshoot, problem solver, analytical
- Proficiency with Linux
- Strong SQL databases experience such as Sybase, DB2, Oracle); able to search log files and compose SQL queries.
- Network diagnostic skills and experience with networks and real-time messaging technologies (multicast, TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP)
- Strong scripting skills, like Perl, Python, or UNIX shell.
- Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.
Nice to have Skills :
- Exposure to incident management in an IT environment
What you'll get:
- interactive training before your placement
- A generous graduate salary
- Pay rises every 12 months to reflect your progress.
- Ongoing training and support.
- Valuable industry experience. Ultimately, a foot in the door to build your career in an in-demand niche.
How to apply:
- Apply below to tell us a bit about you.
- Complete the online assessment (we’ll send you a link by email).
- Complete the interviews with our friendly talent team over the phone and video.
- Lastly, you’ll interview with our client.
We take great pride in celebrating the diversity of each and every individual who contributes to making mthree the company it is today and will be in the future. We value diversity both within mthree and with our partner companies, and we're proud to provide an environment where all our colleagues can flourish. That means promoting a strong culture of equality but, most importantly, inclusion. We never want people to change - only add to the amazing mix of people that work for mthree.
Questions about our program and roles? Please get in touch with us at info@mthree.com