Trading Operations Engineer - Cumberland Options

Cumberland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW in London seeks a Trading Operations Engineer to support crypto trading desks and optimize workflows with traders, researchers and software engineers.

You will handle trade capture, P&L, and risk-related tasks using our systems. A background in crypto, Git/Python, Cron, and Linux is essential, with 2+ years in front/middle/back office or risk roles and a quantitative degree.

Qualifications

• Strong interest or working knowledge and experience in crypto.
• Experience with version control, Git, Python, Cron, Linux.
• Minimum 2 years in front/middle/back office or risk with derivatives.
• Experience interacting with front office and senior management.
• Bachelor’s or quantitative field degree or equivalent exposure.
• Ability to work independently and solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for crypto trading desks.
• Trade capture for futures and futures options.
• Trade and position reconciliation with clearing houses and brokers.
• Daily P&L calculation and substantiation.
• Gain mastery of proprietary trade capture and risk systems.
• Act as process owner and advise on enhancements to tools and workflows.

Skills

Crypto experience

Version control

Python

Cron

Linux

Derivatives knowledge

Independent work

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics/computer science/math or equivalent

Tools

Git

Cron

Linux

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

As a Trading Operations Engineer, Cumberland Options you will provide support to a group of trading desks based in London. This is an opportunity to solve challenging problems while working closely with experienced traders, researchers and software engineers to optimize operational workflow and use the right tools and technology for the job.

Responsibilities:

• Provide operational support for several of the firm’s crypto trading desks
• Trade capture for all products related to the desks’ activity: futures/futures options
• Trade and position reconciliation with the firm’s clearing houses and brokers
• Daily P&L calculation and substantiation
• Working knowledge and experience in derivatives
• Gain mastery of the firm’s proprietary trade capture, inventory management, treasury management, and risk management systems necessary to support the desks’ activity
• Act as process owner for current functionality and provide critical support and advice regarding needed enhancements to technology, workflows, and processes:
  • Gain a strong understanding of traders’ risk management tools and provide support for related traders’ needs
  • Upgrade and support traders’ tools to effectively utilize technologies and tools that are firm standard
  • Interface with technology to improve tools where they fall short of meeting the desks’ needs
  • Adopt, integrate, and promote new technology as it becomes available

Requirements:

• Strong interest or working knowledge and experience in crypto
• Previous experience with Version Control, Git, Python, Cron, Linux
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the front office, middle office, back office, or risk management roles working with exchange-traded and over-the-counter products and derivatives
• Experience working with derivatives is preferred
• Substantial prior interaction with the front office and senior management in an active trading environment
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, computer science, math, or another quantitative field or material equivalent exposure
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to analyze problems and synthesize and implement solutions

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