job summary: Job Description: Work as a level 2 MAPS Risk Analyst delivery for all Markets LOB's located in Chicago. This will be a 2nd shift role for hours (1pm to 9pm CT). The FICC Risk support role requires someone who can work in high pressure trading environment and assimilate information from multiple sources quickly. The role requires a good problem solver, and someone who can adhere to strict procedures and guidelines which include incident, service request and change management. Other skills required: The ability to rationalize the impact of multiple concurrent issues/requests and prioritize work accordinglyAn independent sense of motivation to continuously improve themselves and their environmentAn intuitive problem solving ability which leads to solution alternatives that reflect the analyst's diverse foundation of knowledge, skills and experiencesThe confidence, focus, and adaptable communication style required to effectively coordinate restoration efforts for high-impact technology incidents Role Responsibilities: The following are key responsibilities fulfilled by a Risk MAPS Analyst (although not limited to):First point of contact for business requests and reported impactMonitoring and alerting of critical trading system environmentsRelease implementation and post-release testingBuild and maintain partnerships with business stakeholders, application development personnel, and infrastructure contactsTroubleshooting of complex systems issuesProactive identification and resolution of problem hotspotsDevelopment of tools and driving efficiency/stability improvements The core set of skills that are needed in the role are: Comfortable leading daily technical change meetings managing global resources through the financial change processReport generation through presentation and analysis tools like: Tableau and MS OfficeWell-rounded understanding of Software Development LifecycleAdherence to written procedures and policies for Change Management The ability to quickly and independently develop expertise is a highly valued attribute of the MAPS FICC Risk support analyst. An effective analyst commonly exhibits the following behaviors: The ability to rationalize the impact of multiple concurrent issues/requests and prioritize work accordinglyAn independent sense of motivation to continuously improve themselves and the environmentAn intuitive problem solving ability which leads to solution alternatives that reflect the analyst's diverse foundation of knowledge, skills and experiencesThe confidence, focus, and adaptable communication style required to effectively coordinate restoration efforts for high-impact technology incidentsThe core set of technical skills that are beneficial in the role are:Operating systems: Solaris, Linux, WindowsScripting languages: Unix Shell, Perl, Python, SQL (Intermediate level: multi-table joins, grouping results, etc...)Grid computing and batch managementWell rounded understanding of infrastructure disciplines (network, server, storage, messaging) Top 3 Must Have Skillsets Required : SQL PythonIncident, Problem and Release managementITRS Genous Enterprise monitoring location: Chicago, Illinois job type: Contract salary: $58 - 68 per hour work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: First point of contact for business requests and reported impactMonitoring and alerting of critical trading system environmentsRelease implementation and post-release testingBuild and maintain partnerships with business stakeholders, application development personnel, and infrastructure contactsTroubleshooting of complex systems issuesProactive identification and resolution of problem hotspotsDevelopment of tools and driving efficiency/stability improvements qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 10 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors skills: Python Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.