Application Support Engineer

Ready to work at the heart of the financial markets?

Join a high-performance dealing room environment in Brussels — one of the largest in Belgium — where FX, equities, bonds and derivatives transactions are executed and processed daily across multiple European hubs 🌍

You’ll step into a fast-paced, technology-driven ecosystem where Business & IT work side by side to build, improve and support mission-critical trading applications.

💡 Your Mission

You will strengthen the team responsible for the technical support and evolution of the Murex application — a key platform in the financial markets landscape.

Your main focus?

🔧 Setting up and optimizing the CI/CD process for the Murex application and related code libraries (in collaboration with the central DevOps team).

But that’s not all — your role will also include:

• Analyzing, developing, testing and documenting application changes
• Designing workflows and improving deployment pipelines
• Supporting releases and ensuring smooth change implementation
• Troubleshooting and resolving production issues
• Maintaining high standards in performance, quality and security 🔐
• Working in an agile setup with close interaction between IT and business users

You’ll be based in Brussels and work on-site according to internal guidelines.

🧠 What You Bring

🎯 Technical Skills

• Strong background in Computer Science or similar
• Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming (C++ / Java)
• Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL)
• Python is a plus 🐍
• Scripting language knowledge is a must
• Experience with Linux & Shell scripting
• Familiar with GitHub / Bitbucket
• Knowledge of Java SDK

💬 Soft Skills That Matter

• Clear, structured and convincing communicator
• Strong team player 🤝
• Analytical and curious about business & IT processes
• Creative, pragmatic and solution-oriented
• Detail-oriented and comfortable in a support-driven environment
• Stress resistant and flexible (including occasional weekends/holidays for releases)
• Fluent in English (Dutch is a strong plus)
• Comfortable interacting with both IT experts and business stakeholders

🌟 Nice to Have

• Interest in financial markets (experience is a plus, not a must)
• Experience in financial trading environments

🔥 Why This Role Is Exciting

• Work in a high-impact financial markets environment
• Combine DevOps, development and application support
• Be part of a collaborative Business & IT setup
• Take ownership and responsibility in a dynamic, international setting
• Continuous learning and exposure to complex trading systems

If you thrive in fast-moving environments where technology meets financial markets, this could be your next challenge 💼⚡