FX Trading DevOps Engineer – Low-Latency Production

Michael Page International (HK) Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page International (HK) Ltd in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced DevOps/production support professional to join the FX trading operations. You will work closely with FX desks to maintain low-latency trading platforms and support market making activities.

The role requires hands-on experience with FX/Fixed Income systems, Linux/Unix mastery, and programming in Python/Java/C++. You’ll engage with traders, quants, and IT teams, manage incidents, deployments, and data analysis, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on FX or Fixed Income electronic trading systems support.
• Production support in investment banking or similar environment.
• Strong Linux/UNIX and command-line skills.
• Programming in Python, Java, or C++.
• Experience with SQL, KDB/Q, Oracle, MongoDB.
• DevOps and IT production management knowledge.
• Ability to work under pressure in trading environments.
• Clear communicator with front-office stakeholders.
• Experience managing vendors and external service providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-line DevOps and production support for FX and Fixed Income trading platforms.
• Support electronic market-making and order management systems in a 24/5.5 environment.
• Manage FX venue and client onboarding activities.
• Partner with traders, quants, sales, and middle office teams in Hong Kong.
• Develop Python tools for trading analysis and operational automation.
• Handle production incidents, service requests, and problem management end-to-end.
• Perform system monitoring, alert response, and root-cause analysis.
• Execute application deployments, upgrades, patching, and configuration across environments.
• Produce ad-hoc data analysis using SQL, KDB/Q, or similar query tools.
• Communicate clearly with internal users and external vendors during incidents.
• Participate in shift rotation, on-call, weekend, and market-open health checks.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps processes and operational tooling.

Skills

FX/Fixed Income systems

Production support

Linux/UNIX

Python

Java

C++

SQL/KDB/Q

DevOps tooling

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Finance

Tools

KDB/Q

SQL

MongoDB

Oracle

Job description

Michael Page International (HK) Ltd in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced DevOps/production support professional to join the FX trading operations. You will work closely with FX desks to maintain low-latency trading platforms and support market making activities.

The role requires hands-on experience with FX/Fixed Income systems, Linux/Unix mastery, and programming in Python/Java/C++. You’ll engage with traders, quants, and IT teams, manage incidents, deployments, and data analysis, and