Market Application Support Analyst – Front - Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area

About The Job · About The Job · Market Application Support Analyst – Front / Mid Office (L2/L3) · Montreal (Hybrid) | IT Consulting Firm | Strategic Capital Markets Assignment · Context · ACENSI is expanding its consulting teams in Québec as part of a major recruitment wave focus ...

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About The Job
About The Job
Market Application Support Analyst – Front / Mid Office (L2/L3)
Montreal (Hybrid) | IT Consulting Firm | Strategic Capital Markets Assignment

Context

ACENSI is expanding its consulting teams in Québec as part of a major recruitment wave focused on
Capital Markets / Investment Banking (CIB)
environments.

We are currently looking for a
Market Application Support Analyst
to support critical Front and Mid Office applications within a
large international investment banking organization
(client confidential).

You will join a high-impact production support team responsible for ensuring the stability and performance of trading and market systems.

Key Responsibilities

As a Market Application Support Analyst, you will be responsible for:

Production Support (L2/L3)

• Providing application support for highly critical Front/Mid Office platforms
• Investigating and resolving production incidents in real time
• Ensuring service continuity and meeting SLA requirements (24/5 environment)

Incident Analysis & Troubleshooting

• Analyzing logs, data flows, and batch processing issues
• Performing root cause analysis and proposing long-term fixes
• Working closely with development teams to deliver permanent solutions

Business Interaction

• Acting as a key point of contact for Trading, Middle Office, Risk, and IT teams
• Understanding business impacts and prioritizing incidents accordingly

Continuous Improvement

• Supporting releases, deployments, and production changes
• Contributing to monitoring automation and support process optimization
• Documenting procedures and sharing best practices across teams

Required Technical Skills
Must-have

• Strong experience in L2/L3 application support in critical environments
• Excellent knowledge of SQL (queries, troubleshooting, data validation)
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows server environments
• Solid understanding of production workflows (incident management, ITIL

Nice-to-have

• Experience in Capital Markets / Investment Banking (CIB)
• Monitoring tools: Splunk, ELK, Geneos, Dynatrace, or equivalent
• Scripting skills: Python, Shell, PowerShell
• Exposure to Front Office / Middle Office systems

Candidate Profile

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in application support or production support
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to work under pressure
• Service-oriented, proactive, and detail-focused
• Fluent French, professional English (international banking environment)

Why Join ACENSI?

• High-value assignments in investment banking and capital markets
• Career progression opportunities (Lead Support, Front Office Analyst roles)
• Variety of work: client delivery, internal projects, advisory missions
• Strong consulting support and close management follow-up
• Hybrid work model based in Montreal

Employment Conditions & Benefits (depending on profile)

• Permanent position or long-term contract
• Hybrid setup
• Competitive Montreal market compensation + consulting benefits
• Training and certification support (ITIL, Finance, Cloud)

Recruitment Process

• HR interview with ACENSI Talent Acquisition
• Technical interview (Support + Capital Markets context)
• Final project discussion / fast onboarding

Apply Now

Interested in working at the core of market-critical trading systems?

Send your resume or reach out directly to ACENSI's recruitment team via LinkedIn.