Trade Support Engineer — Trading Ops & Automation

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental Insurance

Generous Vacation Time

Training and Continuing Education

Relocation Assistance (if applicable)

Catered Lunches, Snacks, and Beverages

Casual Work Environment

Company Events and Team Outings

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Chicago, IL is hiring a Trade Support Engineer for a hybrid role that blends trading, technology, and operations. You will monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and support traders in a fast-paced electronic trading environment.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in trade support, strong Windows/Linux skills, scripting ability, and solid SQL knowledge. Expect collaboration with traders, developers, and exchanges, with on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in trade support or similar production role.
• Experience on Windows and Linux environments.
• Proficiency with Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• SQL for data analysis and incident investigation.
• Familiarity with JSON, XML, and Parquet data formats.
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and documenting fixes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production systems and respond to incidents.
• Support traders and operations in a high-performance environment.
• Deploy and configure software in production and perform upkeep.
• Document processes and drive improvements in workflows.

Skills

Windows

Linux

Python

PowerShell

Bash

SQL

JSON/XML/Parquet

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Motion Recruitment in Chicago, IL is hiring a Trade Support Engineer for a hybrid role that blends trading, technology, and operations. You will monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and support traders in a fast-paced electronic trading environment.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in trade support, strong Windows/Linux skills, scripting ability, and solid SQL knowledge. Expect collaboration with traders, developers, and exchanges, with on-call responsibilities.