Trader Support

Title: Trade Support Engineer
Location: Houston, TX Onsite
6 Months of Contract
Requirements:
Relevant Information Technology or Management Information Systems education at bachelor's degree level or equivalent (qualified associates deg.)
Minimum of 2-3 years of desktop or infrastructure support experience preferably in End-User environment
Excellent English language communication skills
Strong technical knowledge of industry standard PC technologies and the Trading user desktop environment
Experience with call-logging systems (i.e., ServiceNow)
Excellent customer-facing, interpersonal skills
Affinity with both technology and business processes
Ability to deal with business and IT management at all levels
Ability to priorities in a demanding environment with multiple deliverables
Self-starter, reliable and able to work with minimum supervision
Strong knowledge of Windows OS, MS Office products (M365), Exchange, AD
Awareness of market data feed services (i.e., Reuters, Bloomberg ICE, MarketView)
Knowledge of development/scripting tools (i.e., Excel, VBA, Java, Power Shell, MS Power Platform)
Knowledge of support, troubleshooting processes and ITIL certification a plus
Accountabilities:
Provide effective IT floor support to resolve immediate operation issues to minimize impact; 1st level troubleshooting; Windows OS, PC, network, Microsoft Office (M365 suite), Exchange and Active Directory, trading specific packages, external information services, online trading platforms, bespoke trading applications
Maintain good working relationship with stakeholders such as the Trading business users, IT Service Desk and partners, vendors, and IT management
Work collaboratively within Shell IT (i.e., Service Assurance team, Enterprise Services and Application Operations) to coordinate effective resolutions to operational issues
Ensure all required security, compliance and equipment demand processes and procedures are followed
Facilitate local deployment of software and hardware rollouts, as required
Provide support during the regional annual Business Continuity tests
Balancing satisfying user requests while adhering to the IT policies and processes
Apply technical acumen towards continuous improvements to processes and tools both inside the team and to support the business