Front Arena Trading Systems Specialist (Equities & Derivatives) 100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner, immediate start for 12 months, possible extension)
Julius Baer
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Job summary
Julius Baer in Zürich seeks an experienced Front Arena Trading Systems Specialist to support and enhance our electronic trading and market-making platforms across equities, structured products and derivatives.
You will design, integrate, test, and maintain Front Arena-based solutions; collaborate with traders, quants, operations, and technology stakeholders; and drive automation, CI/CD, and production support to improve stability and performance.
Qualifications
- University degree in CS, FE, Math or related field.
- 5+ years working with Front Arena trading solutions.
- Strong knowledge of equities, structured products or derivatives.
- Good understanding of electronic trading workflows and exchange connectivity.
- Experience with FIX Protocol troubleshooting.
- Strong Python development and automation skills.
- Experience building Git repos and CI/CD pipelines.
- PowerShell and Windows-based environments.
- Networking fundamentals and distributed systems.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills; very good English.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain Front Arena trading solutions.
- Support electronic trading, market-making, order management and pricing workflows.
- Integrate Front Arena with exchanges, brokers, market data providers, and internal systems.
- Troubleshoot FIX connectivity and trading flows.
- Develop automation tooling using Python and PowerShell.
- Contribute to code reviews and CI/CD processes.
- Drive platform stability, performance, and operations.
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Job description
At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.
We are looking for an experienced Front Arena Trading Systems Specialist to support and enhance our electronic trading and market-making platforms across equities, structured products, and derivatives.
You will work on the design, integration, support, and continuous improvement of Front Arena-based solutions, collaborating closely with traders, quants, operations teams, and technology stakeholders. Experience with electronic trading, FIX connectivity, Python development, and production support is essential. Experience with AMAS and PRIME is highly desirable.
Ideal candidate:
A strong Front Arena engineer with experience in equities and derivatives trading environments, FIX connectivity, Python development, Git/CI-CD practices, and production support. Experience with AMAS and PRIME is highly desirable but not mandatory. Candidates with a solid electronic trading background and a willingness to learn market-making platforms are encouraged to apply.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain Front Arena-based trading solutions
- Support electronic trading, market-making, order management, and pricing workflows
- Integrate Front Arena with exchanges, brokers, market data providers, and internal systems
- Support and troubleshoot FIX connectivity and trading flows
- Develop automation and operational tooling using Python and PowerShell
- Investigate and resolve production issues through root cause analysis
- Contribute to code reviews, software quality, and CI/CD processes
- Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver robust solutions
- Drive continuous improvements in platform stability, performance, and operational efficiency
- University degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience working with Front Arena trading solutions
- Strong knowledge of equities, structured products, and/or derivatives trading
- Good understanding of electronic trading workflows and exchange connectivity
- Experience with FIX Protocol, including session-level and business-level troubleshooting
- Strong Python development and automation skills
- Experience building Git repos and developing CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with PowerShell and Windows-based environments
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals and distributed systems
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Very good English language skills
- Experience with AMAS, PRIME, AFG, and/or AIMS
- Experience supporting market-making or automated quoting platforms
- Knowledge of exchange connectivity and FIX certification processes
- Experience with SQL Server and production support environments
- Familiarity with Agile / SAFe methodologies
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