Junior Market Operations Analyst — Weekend Shift (Hybrid)

Ocho; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension plan

Health, vision and dental cover

Job summary

Ocho in Belfast is seeking a Graduate / Junior Market Operations Associate to support trading systems and market operations on a Thursday-to-Sunday shift, hybrid in-office work.

You will work with clients, engineers and product teams, developing Python/SQL skills while maintaining a fair and orderly market and monitoring system stability. A placement year or 1+ year experience is welcomed.

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 1+ years' experience in trade support, middle-office operations or compliance welcomed.
• Disciplined attention to detail and the initiative to go beyond surface-level answers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Availability and commitment to a shift-based schedule covering Thursday to Sunday, including weekends, plus an on-call environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise across trading systems, market functionality, order types and external interfaces.
• Support market participants, including futures commission merchants, clearing banks and other industry partners on market access and trading, clearing or data services.
• Synthesize user feedback and coordinate communications when escalating critical system issues to engineering.
• Monitor system integrity and maintain control of the trading environment.
• Maintain listed event contracts, ensuring accurate product specifications, trading parameters and settlement terms.
• Execute and maintain operational procedures across the Market Operations function.
• Design, build and maintain automation scripts used by the team.
• Collaborate with Technology Operations, Product Management, Sales, Quality Assurance, Compliance and Regulation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Trading systems

Market surveillance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Placement year experience

Job description

Ocho in Belfast is seeking a Graduate / Junior Market Operations Associate to support trading systems and market operations on a Thursday-to-Sunday shift, hybrid in-office work.

You will work with clients, engineers and product teams, developing Python/SQL skills while maintaining a fair and orderly market and monitoring system stability. A placement year or 1+ year experience is welcomed.