Options Quant Desk Support Analyst

CMC Markets; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CMC Markets is seeking an Options Quant Support Analyst in Sydney to join the Quantitative Strategies department. This hands-on, desk-facing role sits between Options traders, Quants, Operations and Tech, providing functional support for the Options trading system and related workflows.

You will develop and maintain Python scripts and tools, automate repetitive tasks, investigate issues, and escalate development work when needed.

Qualifications

• A degree in quantitative finance, mathematics, computer science or equivalent disciplines.
• 2 to 3 years of front-office support, trading application support, production support or desk-facing technical support experience, ideally in financial markets.
• Practical Python scripting skills with ability to read, debug, adapt and enhance existing scripts and tools.
• Good understanding of trading systems, workflows and BAU processes; exposure to derivatives or options is beneficial.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills under time pressure.
• Ability to bridge Front Office users and technical teams, translating business issues into clear requirements or actions.
• Experience supporting business-critical systems, investigating incidents, testing releases and maintaining runbooks.
• Exposure to SQL, log analysis, scheduling tools or Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide desk-facing functional and technical support for the Options trading system and related derivatives workflows.
• Work with Options traders, Quants, Business Operations and Technology, including London stakeholders, with clear communication.
• Investigate and help resolve trading system, workflow, configuration, data and user issues, escalating where appropriate.
• Support business-as-usual processes, including checks, triage, incident follow-up, release validation and post-release support.
• Develop, maintain and enhance tactical Python scripts, utilities and support tools used by the desk and Quants team.
• Automate repetitive support tasks and improve operational robustness without owning core platform development.
• Assist with testing, documentation, support procedures, user guidance and runbooks.
• Gather requirements from Front Office users and shape workflow improvements.
• Partner with Quants, Financial Engineering, Business Ops, Product Development and IT to ensure solutions meet needs.
• Understand the trading floor environment and respond quickly to issues that can cause outages.
• Create maintenance, support and reporting tools relevant to the product area.
• Maintain professional development to meet role demands, including regulatory training.

Job description

CMC Markets is seeking an Options Quant Support Analyst in Sydney to join the Quantitative Strategies department. This hands-on, desk-facing role sits between Options traders, Quants, Operations and Tech, providing functional support for the Options trading system and related workflows.

You will develop and maintain Python scripts and tools, automate repetitive tasks, investigate issues, and escalate development work when needed.