• Address: Chicago, IL 60689 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/03/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Company Request Technology, LLC
Position Title Senior KDB Database Administrator/Q Programming CJ KDB
Job Code 2876465
Job Location Chicago, IL -
Description




Prestigious Tradin Firm, located in the Chicago Loop, is currently seeking a Senior KDB Database Administrator with strong Q-Programming experience. Candidate will fill and support the Trading, Quantitative and Financial Engineering team's demand for new KDB functionality by writing q scripts and applications and providing support of existing KDB applications. Another major responsibility will the Data Cleaning of KDB Time Series, development of sanity checks, filters and adaptive data cleaning algorithms. This includes Real Time and historical data used across the entire firm and across a wide range of asset classes.


The Senior KDB Support Administrator will develop functions that provide access to KDB from various development platforms, including python and C++. He/She will actively participate in troubleshooting day-to-day problems with data quality and data flow. Other responsibilities will include managing the KDB time series repository and associated q library, developing tools to monitor the data acquisition integrity and the data quality and maintaining database and associated q libraries.





The ideal candidate will have:





-At least 3 years of experience with the KDB database



-Proficiency in Q programming language



-Knowledge of Scripting language, preferably Perl and Python



-SQL and data modeling skills

-A strong background in financial markets, financial products and historical market data.


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About Request Technology, LLC:

Since 1984, Request Technology has been successfully placing thousands of people in rewarding IT positions throughout the United States. How? Experience is the key. REQUEST's executive recruiters are established Associate's, each with years of in-depth recruiting experience, many of whom have practical industry experience. They stay abreast of trends -- which offer you extensive knowledge of what's going on in the field. At REQUEST, our recruiters also partner with our clients - which include Fortune 500 companies as well as ambitious entrepreneurial businesses whose growth and success offer exciting opportunities. Our clients invest significant resources while providing their employees with the latest technologies resulting in development and career advancement.



Pay Rate: Bonus
Start Date: ASAP
Emp. Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Location: Chicago, IL -
Overtime Pay: None
Job Number: 35781279 : JS2690045/CJ-KDB
Date Posted: 11/1/2009

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