Derivatives Analyst & Trader — Hybrid & Tech-Driven

symetraexternal; Town of Farmington (WI); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match up to 6%

Paid holidays

Company matching programs

Benefits Overview

Job summary

Symetra Investment Management is seeking a Derivatives Analyst & Trader to execute trades, develop scalable trading tools, and build analytics for hedging, risk, and portfolio management. The role emphasizes quantitative development and automation with a hybrid work arrangement based in Farmington, CT.

You should have a BS in a technical field and 5+ years of hands-on derivatives trading or related development. Strong coding and data skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Hands-on derivatives trading and analysis in an insurance/asset management setting.
• Development of technology, analytics, or automated solutions for trading, hedging, risk, or portfolio management.
• Quantitative development for production applications and tools used by end users.
• Ability to handle multiple trade requests from various sources in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute derivative trades in cleared and bilateral markets across equity, rates, credit, commodity, and FX.
• Develop and maintain trading tools, automation, and analytics in Python/SQL/VBA.
• Produce regular and on-demand trading, risk, and P/L reporting; support cost analysis and attribution.

Skills

Derivatives trading

Quantitative analysis

Python

SQL

VBA Macros

Education

B.S. in computer science, mathematics, or engineering

Tools

Python

VBA

SQL

PowerBI

NumeriX

Job description

Symetra Investment Management is seeking a Derivatives Analyst & Trader to execute trades, develop scalable trading tools, and build analytics for hedging, risk, and portfolio management. The role emphasizes quantitative development and automation with a hybrid work arrangement based in Farmington, CT.

You should have a BS in a technical field and 5+ years of hands-on derivatives trading or related development. Strong coding and data skills are essential for success.