KDB+/q Trade Surveillance Specialist

Maybank; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maybank is seeking a skilled Technical Analyst to support and maintain a Trade Surveillance application in a financial services environment. The role covers production support, KX platform administration, data analysis, and collaboration with compliance and development teams to monitor market abuse scenarios.

You will install and manage KX packages, develop q scripts, tune performance, and create dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–8 years of relevant experience in financial services technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide L2/L3 support for Trade Surveillance apps built on KDB+/q.
• Monitor batch surveillance jobs and ensure timely execution.
• Investigate production issues related to data indigestion, performance or alerts.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
• Support weekend/on-call rotations as required.
• Install, upgrade, and configure KX packages and manage KDB processes.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize q scripts for data extraction and reconciliation.
• Develop and support KX-based UI dashboards.

Skills

KDB+/q

Linux/Unix

SQL

Data reconciliation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

KX packages

cron

Zena

Job description

Maybank is seeking a skilled Technical Analyst to support and maintain a Trade Surveillance application in a financial services environment. The role covers production support, KX platform administration, data analysis, and collaboration with compliance and development teams to monitor market abuse scenarios.

You will install and manage KX packages, develop q scripts, tune performance, and create dashboards.