Application Support Analyst – SQL / Trading Systems - CRD
£90,000
London - 3 days per week in the office
We’re partnering with a leading investment management firm to hire a Charles River Support Analyst to join their Front Office Technology team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong SQL skills and hands-on exposure to trading or portfolio management systems — ideally Charles River (CRD) — who wants to work directly with portfolio managers, traders, and operations teams in a high-impact role.
The Role
* Provide day-to-day technical and functional support for the Charles River IMS platform (Order Management, Compliance, Trading).
* Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to trade workflows, compliance rules, benchmarks, and FIX connectivity.
* Write and optimise SQL queries to investigate data issues across trades, positions, securities, and reference data.
* Work closely with Front Office teams to ensure smooth daily operations and timely issue resolution.
* Partner with vendors and internal technology teams to escalate, test, and deploy system fixes and enhancements.
* Participate in upgrade projects, configuration changes, and workflow improvements.
* Monitor system jobs, data feeds, interfaces, and overnight processes to ensure platform stability.
What We’re Looking For
* Experience supporting Charles River IMS or another front-office trading/OMS platform (Bloomberg AIM, Aladdin, SimCorp, Fidessa, etc.)
* Strong SQL skills for troubleshooting and data analysis.
* Understanding of trade lifecycle, compliance rules, order workflows, and market data.
* Ability to work directly with traders, PMs, and operations in a fast-paced environment.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Experience with FIX, Python, or scripting languages is a plus.