TREP Engineer

Russell Tobin; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Russell Tobin is seeking an experienced Market Data RTDS/TREP Engineer in London to manage, maintain, and optimise real-time market data infrastructure. You will ensure high availability, troubleshoot feeds, and collaborate with IT, Trading and Risk teams in a demanding production environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in RTDS/TREP or market data engineering, strong UNIX/Linux and networking skills, and scripting experience (Python, Bash or Perl).

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on RTDS/TREP or market data engineering.
• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related.
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and optimise RTDS/TREP infrastructure for high availability and performance.
• Monitor real-time market data distribution and troubleshoot feeds.
• Investigate incidents, identify performance improvements, coordinate with vendors and internal teams.
• Maintain technical documentation and performance reports.

Skills

RTDS/TREP

UNIX/Linux

Windows

Python

Bash

Perl

TCP/IP

Multicast

Entitlement mgmt

AWS/Azure

Education

Degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Are you an experienced Market Data RTDS / TREP Engineer with a strong background in financial market data infrastructure, real-time data distribution, and production support? Do you thrive in fast-paced financial environments where technical expertise, problem-solving, and system reliability are essential to keeping critical market data services running smoothly? If so, this could be an exciting opportunity for you!

We are seeking an experienced Market Data RTDS / TREP Engineer to join a specialist Market Data team within a leading financial services environment. In this hands‑on role, you will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimising real-time market data infrastructure, ensuring the seamless, reliable, and efficient distribution of critical market data across the organisation. You will monitor and troubleshoot data feeds, maintain system performance and availability, support infrastructure upgrades, and work closely with internal technology teams, trading stakeholders, and external market data providers. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands‑on experience with Refinitiv RTDS/TREP platforms, strong knowledge of market data distribution technologies, excellent UNIX/Linux and networking skills, and the ability to resolve complex technical issues within a demanding production environment.

• 6-month contract role
• Flexibility to work early and late shifts, including weekends, as required by business needs.
• London, UK

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage, maintain, and optimise RTDS/TREP infrastructure, ensuring high availability, system stability, and performance through configuration, monitoring, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Monitor and support real-time market data distribution, troubleshooting data feeds and ensuring accurate, reliable delivery across the organisation.
• Investigate and resolve technical incidents, identify performance improvements, and work with external vendors and internal teams to maintain efficient market data services.
• Maintain technical documentation and performance reports, collaborate with IT, Trading and Risk teams, and provide technical guidance to colleagues where required.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or a related discipline, with at least 5 years' hands‑on experience in RTDS/TREP or market data engineering.
• Strong technical knowledge of Refinitiv RTDS/TREP, including ADS, DDS, DACS, RMDS/RSSL, TCP/IP, multicast and entitlement management.
• Proficiency in UNIX/Linux and Windows environments, with scripting experience in Python, Bash or Perl. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure is advantageous.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders and external vendors.