Trading Operations Specialist

AAA Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Snacks

Team events

Company merchandise

Professional development

Job summary

AAA Global is seeking a Trade Operations Engineer to join a small, collaborative team in London or Singapore. The role involves working with live production trading systems, real-time monitoring, and risk management while applying technical troubleshooting and system improvements.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and an interest in finance and trading, with proven Linux experience and strong problem-solving and communication skills. London hours are 8 PM – 4 AM UK time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with analytical focus.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Interest in finance and trading; prior industry experience not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor live trading activity and related risk management processes.
• Triage time-sensitive operational issues under pressure with low error rates.
• Develop understanding of the firm's trading systems.
• Contribute to application configuration and software deployments.
• Identify and resolve software issues through bug fixes and small code updates.
• Work across complex, interdependent processes on a global scale.
• Support ongoing improvement of trading operations and systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Independent & collaborative

Interest in finance & trading

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Linux

Job description

Trade Operations Engineer | London or Singapore

Location: London or Singapore

Industry: Proprietary Quantitative Trading

Experience: Professional experience in finance or trading is not required; relevant technical experience or a strong interest in the field

Compensation: Highly competitive compensation and benefits

Any Special Requirements: Bachelor's degree required; candidates should have experience using Linux and an interest in finance and trading.

This company is a global proprietary quantitative trading firm, is looking for a Trade Operations Engineer to join its team in London or Singapore. This is an opportunity to work directly with live production trading systems, combining real-time monitoring and risk management with technical troubleshooting and system improvements. The role offers exposure to the operational side of quantitative trading, with the opportunity to take ownership, develop technical skills and work within a small, collaborative team.

The Trade Operations team is responsible for managing the company's live production trading system. The role focuses on monitoring trading activity, managing associated risks and improving day-to-day operations.

Working Hours

• London: 8 PM – 4 AM UKT

Responsibilities And Priorities

• Monitor live trading activity and associated risk management processes.
• Handle time-sensitive operational issues and triage under pressure while maintaining a very low error rate.
• Develop a strong understanding of the firm's trading systems.
• Contribute to application configuration and software deployments.
• Identify and resolve software issues through bug fixes and smaller-scale code updates.
• Work across complex, interdependent processes operating on a global scale.
• Support the ongoing improvement of trading operations and systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with a strong analytical focus.
• Experience or a genuine interest in finance and trading; previous professional experience in the industry is not required.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience using the Linux operating system.
• Experience in software analysis for bug fixing and development.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Experience, Ability And Knowledge

• Technical understanding and an analytical approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to work accurately in time-sensitive situations.
• Interest in financial markets, trading and risk management.
• Ability to analyse software issues and contribute to practical solutions.

The Package

The firm offers highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, alongside an environment designed to encourage ownership, collaboration and professional development.

Employees work in small teams, with the opportunity to become go-to experts in their respective areas. The firm also offers a collaborative workplace, ongoing professional development, snacks, team events and regular company merchandise.