https://CAREERS.CAPSTONESEARCH.COM/ en-us NYC based financial firm is seeking a technically curious support engineer to join their Front Office Technology team. 

Responsibilities and Impact:

Build and automate

• Design and build Python-based tooling to automate recurring operational checks, reducing manual intervention and improving system observability
• Develop and maintain Grafana dashboards and alerting infrastructure to shift the team from reactive troubleshooting to proactive detection
• Contribute to companies AI capabilities in an operational context -- including AI-assisted alert triage and anomaly detection as our platform matures
• Identify repeating failure patterns and engineer permanent solutions rather than recurring workarounds
• Maintain clear, high-quality documentation of systems, workflows, and runbooks -- with a bias toward making documentation redundant through automation

Operate and support

• Monitor and maintain the health of their technology platform and related trading applications throughout the trading day
• Respond to and resolve production incidents across trading systems, managing communications with investment, risk, and operations teams
• Perform QA testing for new functionality ahead of release
• Liaise with external brokers and vendors on order flow and market data issues
• Collaborate with development teams to escalate and resolve complex technical problems
• Build and maintain relationships with business stakeholders across investment and middle office teams

Required skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related discipline
• 3-5 years of experience in a production or application support function, ideally within financial services or a trading environment
• Strong Python skills -- you write tooling, not just scripts
• Working knowledge of FIX protocol, Linux, and SQL Server
• Experience with observability or monitoring tools (Grafana, or similar)
• Familiarity with trading or execution systems (EMSX, Flextrade, or similar EMS)
• Exposure to market data platforms, Git, and Jira
• Curiosity about AI/LLM tooling and how it can be applied in an operational context
• The resilience to operate under pressure during market hours, and the drive to make those moments rarer over time

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Responsibilities Include:
• Overseeing detection and response (canaries, honeypots, and alerting) across their own infrastructure and the cloud.
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining security controls across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
• Assisting with internal certificate authority architecture, human and non-human authentication architectures, as well as authorisation.
• Defining and enforcing security standards, policies, and procedures aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
• Partnering with Engineering and Operations to embed security best practices into development and deployment workflows.
• Making architectural decisions that will support the fund’s rapid growth and long-term security posture.
 ]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 EDT 0 Fairfield County Hedge Fund is seeking a mid-level IT analyst to join the firm’s tech-support help desk team. The analyst will sit on the trading floor and provide operational support for firm-wide end user application and workstation hardware support. 

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot workstations, including performing software upgrades
• Provide support for market data and trade execution platforms
• Execute daily operational procedures, including morning system status checks, data center inspections, and managing trouble ticket workflows
• Participate in team meetings and collaborate effectively with colleagues
• Provide off-hours support as part of a rotating schedule with other team members

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience providing technical support for workstations
• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills related to workstation hardware, computer systems and applications
• Experience with all Microsoft desktop software, particularly Microsoft Windows 11 and Office 365
• Financial Services industry experience; familiarity with market data applications from vendors such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, often working on several projects at once
• Familiarity with Backup, Desktop Patching, VMware, or Ivanti product suite is desired
• Printer and/or print vendor management is desired
• Mobile Device Management (iOS/Android) is desired

 
]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 EDT 0 Fairfield County Hedge Fund is seeking a senior software developer to join their Technology team. This individual will work on Windows client and server projects related to electronic trading order execution systems. This position involves working in a small team and having close interaction with both development peers and business users.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with developers and business users to gather requirements and scope projects
• Analyzing existing systems for robustness and performance improvements
• Presenting ideas for system improvements, both technical and business related
• Producing product specifications and training peers and users on system use and maintenance
• Unit, integration, and functional testing
• Maintaining and supporting the systems once released to UAT and production

Requirements

• 5 plus years of relevant experience
• C#, OOP, Concurrency, Real-time Systems, Automated Unit Testing, SOA
• Experience with all phases of the software development life cycle
• FIX Protocol, Electronic Trading Experience
• Strong communication skills
• Familiarity with the Appia FIX Engine (preferred)
• Familiarity with Software Development related AI Tools (preferred)
• Python, SQL (preferred)

 

 

 
]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 EDT 0 Prestigious Hedge Fund is seeking a customer-focused Front-Line Endpoint Engineer to serve as the first point of contact for technical support. This role delivers timely assistance across software, hardware, and network environments, and partners with Systems Engineering on broader infrastructure initiatives.

They are looking for a proactive communicator with strong technical skills who can guide and empower users toward effective solutions. The Front-Line Endpoint Engineer will support colleagues across global locations.

 They combine a Zero Trust security approach with a startup mindset, giving engineers hands-on exposure to modern security practices in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the first point of contact for technical issues, owning problems through resolution or appropriate escalation.
• Support and maintain end-user hardware and devices, including laptops, mobile devices (iOS/Android), and peripherals.
• Proactively monitor systems, perform updates, and carry out routine hardware and software maintenance.
• Communicate clearly with users while accurately documenting issues and resolutions in ticketing systems.
• Work closely with internal IT teams to resolve complex issues and improve support processes.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours and weekend support as required.

Requirements:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, comfortable working across global teams and diverse backgrounds.
• Desire to do hands-on tinkering including enjoying experimenting with computers and understanding how they work at a deeper level.
• Confident problem solving, applying critical thinking and research to tackle unfamiliar challenges.
• Adaptability and curiosity, with motivation and learning ability valued over specific prior experience.
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams, supported by solid organizational and project management skills.

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Global Hedge Fund is seeking an Operations Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain technology that powers the operational backbone of the company.  OSEs will work closely with Operations, Finance, Risk, Treasury, and Compliance teams to deliver systems that ensure smooth trade lifecycle management, reporting, and reconciliation. This is a highly visible role in which contributions will directly impact the efficiency and scalability of the fund. At this moment, team lead as well as individual contributor OSE roles are available.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining systems supporting trade capture, reconciliation, settlement, risk, treasury, P&L, and regulatory reporting
• Partnering with Operations and Finance to automate workflows and reduce errors
• Building integrations with external systems such as prime brokers, fund administrators, custodians, and regulatory platforms
• Making architectural decisions that will support the fund’s rapid growth and long-term reliability

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3–7+ years of professional software engineering experience in finance
• Strong programming skills in Python or Java
• Experience with SQL databases and data modeling
• Familiarity with the trade lifecycle (execution? confirmation? settlement -> reconciliation)
• Strong problem-solving skills with an eye for detail and data integrity
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to Haves:

• Knowledge of FIX protocols, SWIFT messaging, or regulatory reporting frameworks
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Familiarity with data pipelines, scheduling tools, or workflow orchestration

 
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