Trading Production Support Engineer

BHFT; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A trading technology firm in the United Arab Emirates is looking for an experienced trading support professional to ensure the stability and performance of low-latency trading environments. Key responsibilities include incident management, compliance with regulations, and optimizing system performance. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience and a strong technical skill set, including Linux administration and Python scripting. This role supports remote work and is categorized as full-time.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in trading support, preferably in a TradeFi buyside firm.
• Hands-on experience with low-latency market data and order management systems.
• Deep understanding of trading processes and market microstructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time hands-on support for low-latency trading environments.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• Develop monitoring and alerting systems to detect anomalies in production metrics.

Skills

Low-latency trading support

Incident management

Linux systems administration

Python scripting

Network protocols

Job description

Responsibilities:

• LowLatency Trading Production Support: Provide realtime handson support for lowlatency trading environments ensuring minimal downtime and rapid response to system failures or trading incidents. Collaborate with traders and engineers to finetune performance and proactively address potential bottlenecks.

• Production Stability Management: Ensure continuous compliance with external regulatory requirements and internal standards including risk security technology and trader needs. Support and automate validation and monitoring processes for adherence to necessary standards.

• Incident Monitoring & Management: Develop and improve monitoring and alerting systems to detect anomalies in key production metrics. Implement rapid response mechanisms and efficient solutions to maintain strategy performance.

• Release and Change Management: Enforce standards for managing releases and changes to minimize deployment risks. Implement strict acceptance testing for all releases.

• Process Management: Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the team manage task queues and organize shift schedules to ensure continuous support and high availability of trading strategies.

• Integration Projects: Lead initiatives to connect with new exchanges brokers and trading platforms ensuring smooth and secure service integration.

• Technical Performance Optimization: Continuously improve system availability resilience (MTTR MTBF) and latency reduction while optimizing data exchange performance and order routing to maximize profitability.

Qualifications :

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience in a trading support function preferably in a TradeFi buyside firm with a lowlatency tech
• Handson experience with lowlatency market data and order management systems operations and troubleshooting
• Deep understanding of trading processes and market microstructure including colocation trading on native exchange protocols and algorithmic trading.
• Experience in monitoring alerting systems and incident management for highload environments.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of regulatory compliance and security standards.
• Experience developing and managing SOPs and KPIs for service teams.
• Experience managing integration projects with brokers and exchanges.

Strong technical skill set including:

• Linux systems administration and optimization.
• Good knowledge of network protocols
• Demonstrable understanding of FIXbased and native exchange protocols
• Python scripting for automation and monitoring.
• English proficiency at C1 level or higher.

Market knowledge:

• Products coverage: equities derivatives

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime