Senior Technical Lead – Market Surveillance(Banking / Finance Domain)

TAT IT Technolgies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Abu Dhabi is urgently seeking a Senior Technical Lead for Market Surveillance in the Banking and Finance domain. The role requires managing the integration and ongoing support of a market surveillance platform, ensuring regulatory compliance through technical oversight. Candidates should possess extensive experience in financial services technology and have strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in financial services technology, with 3+ years in technical leadership.
• Strong understanding of market structures and regulatory surveillance.
• Experience with third-party surveillance platforms and external data providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical efforts to integrate new exchanges and data sources.
• Monitor platform availability and support incident resolution.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Operations, Legal, and IT Security.

Skills

Exchange architecture

Data matching engines

Operational support

Vendor coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

FIX

SFTP

REST APIs

Job description

Urgent requirement for Senior Technical Lead – Market Surveillance (Banking/Finance Domain) for one of the biggest financial companies in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Successful integration, onboarding, and ongoing operational support of our market surveillance platform.

Must Have:

• Experience with exchange architecture, including OMS (Order Management System), data matching engines, FIX node processes, data validators, FIX tags/values, and message types within session/application management.
• Experience working with third-party SaaS or managed surveillance platforms and external data providers (e.g., exchanges, brokers).
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as CAT, MAR, MiFID II, and SEC Rule 15c3-5.
• Direct experience with market/trade or regulatory surveillance platforms (not generic reporting surveillance).

Job Purpose:

Drive the integration, onboarding, and support of the market surveillance platform, ensuring seamless collaboration with exchanges and trading venues, managing data integrations, and overseeing platform performance and changes. Act as the technical liaison between internal teams, vendors, and external parties.

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Integration & Exchange Onboarding:

• Lead technical efforts to integrate new exchanges, venues, and data sources, coordinating with vendors and internal teams.
• Facilitate onboarding of new data feeds, including validation, protocol mapping (e.g., FIX), normalization, and certification.
• Manage testing cycles with exchanges and venues, including SIT, UAT, and issue triage.

Vendor Coordination & Change Management:

• Primary technical contact with the surveillance provider, ensuring SLAs and requirements are met.
• Oversee releases, environment management, and feature deployments.
• Manage change requests, track enhancements, and validate rule/configuration changes before deployment.

Operational Oversight:

• Monitor platform availability, data completeness, and alert performance.
• Support incident resolution with vendors and stakeholders.
• Maintain dashboards, runbooks, and incident protocols.
• Conduct vendor review sessions on KPIs, issues, and roadmaps.

Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Collaborate with Compliance, Operations, Legal, and IT Security to ensure regulatory and internal compliance.
• Represent technical interests in governance, audits, and assessments.
• Translate regulatory needs into technical tasks and track delivery.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in financial services technology, with 3+ years in technical leadership or systems integration.
• Strong understanding of market structures, trade lifecycle, and regulatory surveillance across asset classes.
• Experience with third-party surveillance platforms and external data providers.
• Familiarity with protocols like FIX, SFTP, REST APIs, and data validation processes.
• Excellent organizational and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with platforms like Nasdaq SMARTS, Eventus Validus, Scila, ACA, etc.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as CAT, MAR, MiFID II, SEC Rule 15c3-5.
• Vendor relationship management experience in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools, cloud/SaaS operations, network architecture, and firewall policies.
• Backend server management and Linux OS familiarity is a plus.