Market Data Engineer, Parameta Solutions

TP ICAP Americas Holdings; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TP ICAP Group / Parameta Solutions is seeking an experienced Market Data Engineer to help deliver, scale and safeguard our real-time market data environment. You will work across exchanges, vendors and internal platforms, ensuring accurate data capture, processing and distribution at speed.

The role emphasizes availability, automation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced financial markets setting. You will join a team responsible for platform upgrades, data ingestion pipelines, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting real-time market data platforms in production.
• Understanding of feed handlers, data normalisation and low-latency distribution.
• Experience with exchanges, vendors and internal trading systems data integration.
• Strong troubleshooting across data, applications and infrastructure.
• Capacity planning, performance tuning and scalability optimisation.
• Proficient in scripting and automation using Python, Shell or PowerShell.
• Good knowledge of monitoring, alerting and operational support.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain real-time market data services for accuracy and timeliness.
• Integrate, normalise and distribute data from exchanges, vendors and platforms.
• Troubleshoot data, application and infrastructure issues to keep service availability.
• Optimize pipelines for low-latency and high-throughput performance.
• Lead planning for platform upgrades and production deployments.
• Develop automation for data ingestion, processing and workflows.
• Support capacity planning and infrastructure improvements.
• Collaborate with technology and business teams and external partners.
• Ensure compliance with exchange policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain clear technical and operational documentation.

Skills

Real-time market data experience

Low-latency data distribution

Troubleshooting in high-availability

Automation and scripting

Analytical problem-solving

Communication and collaboration

Flexibility for after-hours support

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Math or related

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Python

Shell

PowerShell

Job description

Company Overview

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

About Parameta Solutions

Parameta Solutions is the Data & Analytics division of TP ICAP Group. The business provides clients with unbiased OTC content and proprietary data, in-depth insights across price discovery, risk management, benchmark and indices, and pre and post-trade analytics. Its post-trade solutions offering helps market participants control their counterparty and regulatory risks through a growing range of tools that manage balance-sheet exposure, as well as compression and optimisation services. The Data & Analytics division includes the following brands: Tullett Prebon Information, PVM Data Services, ICAP Information and Burton-Taylor Consulting.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Market Data Engineer to play a key role in the delivery, resilience and evolution of our real-time market data environment within Parameta Solutions.

Working at the intersection of financial markets, data and technology, you will help ensure critical market data is captured, processed and distributed accurately, reliably and at speed. You will work across internal trading platforms, exchanges, market data vendors and third-party providers, supporting the infrastructure and services that underpin our market data capabilities.

This is a hands-on engineering role with a strong focus on availability, performance, automation and continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges, enhance the scalability and resilience of our market data estate, and collaborate with technology and business teams to deliver robust solutions in a fast-paced financial markets environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain real-time market data services, ensuring accurate, reliable and timely data delivery.
• Integrate, normalise and distribute market data from exchanges, vendors, internal platforms and third-party providers.
• Troubleshoot market data, application and infrastructure issues to maintain service availability and data integrity.
• Optimise market data platforms and pipelines for low-latency, high-throughput and scalable performance.
• Lead technical planning for platform upgrades, lifecycle management, maintenance and production deployments.
• Develop automation for data ingestion, processing, monitoring and operational workflows.
• Support capacity planning, performance tuning and infrastructure improvements.
• Partner with technology teams, business stakeholders, exchanges and vendors to deliver effective market data solutions.
• Support compliance with relevant exchange policies, licensing agreements and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain clear technical and operational documentation.

Experience / Competencies

Essential

• Proven experience supporting real-time market data platforms and distribution systems within a production environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of market data technologies, including feed handlers, data normalisation, entitlement management and low-latency distribution.
• Experience integrating and distributing financial market data from exchanges, vendors and internal trading systems.
• Solid troubleshooting capability across data, applications and infrastructure within high-availability environments.
• Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning and scalability optimisation.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Shell, PowerShell or similar technologies.
• Good knowledge of monitoring, alerting and operational support practices for business-critical systems.
• Experience working collaboratively with technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors and external partners.
• Understanding of exchange policies, market data licensing and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Effective analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and service-focused approach.
• Flexibility to support critical deployments, production incidents and scheduled maintenance outside standard business hours where required.

Desired

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Good understanding of financ