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We are a technology- and data-driven organisation applying a scientific approach to investing. By combining data, research, technology and trading expertise, we foster a collaborative environment that enables us to solve complex challenges. Our culture of innovation drives our ambition to deliver high-quality returns for our investors.\nYour future role at QRT\nWe are looking for a technically capable Data Support Engineer to join our global Data Science and Analytics function in Sydney.\nThe team is responsible for ensuring that the extensive datasets and production data processes relied upon by QRT’s quantitative researchers, traders and other business users remain accurate, reliable and available when needed.\nAs part of the global support team, you will monitor data processes, investigate production issues and coordinate an effective response when data is missing, delayed or does not meet the expected quality standards. You will work closely with data engineers, researchers, traders and other stakeholders to understand the impact of an issue, identify the appropriate technical owners and keep affected users informed through to resolution.\nThe Sydney position will play an important role in strengthening DSA’s support coverage across the APAC region and bridging the global handover between EMEA and Hong Kong.\nYour responsibilities will include:\nProviding first-line technical and data support to quantitative researchers, traders and other data users.\nMonitoring production data processes and responding to automated alerts relating to failures, delays and data-quality issues.\nInvestigating incidents across data pipelines, including input, transformation and output failures.\nValidating data for completeness, accuracy, timeliness and expected characteristics.\nAssessing the potential business impact of data issues and prioritising incidents appropriately.\nCollaborating with data engineers and other technical teams to diagnose problems and coordinate their resolution.\nCommunicating clearly with affected users and providing timely updates throughout an investigation.\nBuilding an understanding of data flows, dependencies, ownership and downstream consumers.\nManaging support requests and workflows through JIRA, ensuring issues are tracked through to resolution.\nContributing to monitoring, alerting, documentation and continuous process improvement.\nSupporting the onboarding of new team members and helping users understand QRT’s data tools and processes.\nContributing to the extension of data coverage, including live data collection and historical backfills.\nYou will gain exposure to a broad range of financial and alternative datasets, including market and reference data, company information, economic data, text-based datasets and other data used to support QRT’s systematic investment activities.\nYour present skill set\nA Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Finance or another relevant discipline.\nExperience in data support, production support, application support or another technically focused support environment.\nStrong Python skills, including experience using Python to manipulate, investigate and validate data.\nExperience working with data systems, automated pipelines and APIs.\nExposure to large datasets or high-volume production environments.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate issues methodically.\nExcellent attention to detail and a strong appreciation for data quality and accuracy.\nClear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.\nSound judgement when prioritising incidents, escalating issues and communicating potential impact.\nCuriosity and a genuine interest in understanding how data processes and systems work.\nThe ability to remain effective in a fast-moving environment where processes, priorities and ownership may evolve.\nExperience in financial services, quantitative trading or market data would be beneficial but is not essential.\nExperience using JIRA or a similar workflow-management tool would be advantageous.\nQRT is an equal opportunity employer. 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