Trading Operations Engineer - Trading Team

Tower Research Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology firm in Greater London seeks a candidate to monitor live trading and manage trading technology projects. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and experience in trading operations, proficient scripting skills in Python, and strong analytical abilities. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including free meals, wellness reimbursements, and a supportive workplace environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses

Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks

Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses

Free events and workshops

Donation matching program

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a related field.
• Ability to comprehend and diagnose problems in complex real-time systems.
• Strong multitasking and context-switching abilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring high-volume live trading and portfolio risk.
• Contributing to the automated trading operations codebase.
• Applying programmatic solutions to scale and expand trading operations.

Skills

Proficient scripting skills in Python

Exceptional analytical abilities

Strong communications skills

Ability to analyze and optimize order entry

Advanced problem-solving abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Linux environment

PNL and Risk reporting applications

Job description

Responsibilities

• Monitoring high-volume live trading and portfolio risk
• Contributing to the automated trading operations codebase
• Managing ongoing projects with various Tower support teams
• Coordinating software and hardware upgrades
• Applying programmatic solutions to scale and expand trading operations
• Resolving discrepancies with trading positions, broker statements, and internal applications

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in a related field, and a bachelor’s degree
• Proficient scripting skills in Python and an intermediate understanding of a Linux environment
• Exceptional analytical abilities, strong communications skills, and experience making data-driven strategic decisions
• Strong working knowledge of PNL and Risk reporting applications
• Familiarity with current market structure and regulatory developments
• Ability to analyze and optimize order entry and market data exchange connectivity
• Ability to comprehend and diagnose problems in complex real-time systems with minimal guidance
• Capacity to work equally well independently and as a member of a team
• In-depth understanding of trading technology and fluency in technical concepts
• Strong multitasking and context-switching abilities across a diverse and fast-paced environment
• Advanced problem-solving abilities

Benefits

Tower is headquartered in New York City, and has offices around the globe. While we work hard, Tower’s cubicle-free workplace, jeans-clad workforce, and well-stocked kitchens reflect the premium the firm places on quality of life. Benefits include :

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonuses
• Free breakfast, lunch, and snacks on a daily basis
• Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses
• Free events and workshops
• Donation matching program