Trading Operations Engineer

Da Vinci; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Excellent variable pay

Relocation package

Comprehensive benefits package

Social events

Social events

Job summary

A financial technology company in Miami is looking for a Trading Operations Engineer to oversee trading systems and ensure their operational stability. You will work closely with talented traders and engineers, optimizing mission-critical infrastructure while embracing new challenges. Ideal candidates will have experience in a trading environment, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This position offers a competitive salary and relocation support.

Qualifications

• Experience managing mission-critical infrastructure and software support, preferably in a trading environment.
• Familiar with change management, incident management, and system health monitoring.
• Strong analytical skills to uncover root causes of issues.
• Proficient in scripting with Bash and Python.
• Ability to quickly analyze issues and identify root causes.
• Desire to learn all aspects of the trading environment and processes.
• Ability to spot inefficiencies and optimize systems proactively.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system performance, stability, and uptime.
• Automate the environment and test new technology.
• Architect, implement, maintain, and monitor production environments.
• Manage applications in production and monitor their behavior.
• Identify potential failures and bottlenecks to prevent obstacles before they arise.

Skills

Mission-critical infrastructure management

Networking knowledge

Scripting (bash, python)

Communication skills

Root cause analysis

Learning mindset

System optimization

Communication skills

Tools

Windows

Linux

Job description

As a Trading Operations Engineer at Da Vinci, you’ll work closely with a team of skilled traders, researchers and software engineers. You’ll be responsible for managing our trading systems, making sure they run smoothly in day-to-day operations, with future growth in mind.

As our trading systems are highly customized, balancing stability with ongoing change is one of the key challenges in this job. Our engineers often need to learn on the go, so we are looking for people who enjoy exploring unfamiliar territory.

Da Vinci offers an exciting and dynamic work environment, where employees are given the freedom to come up with great ideas and the space to push these to completion. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a growing and successful company, and to play a key role in achieving our ambitious goals for our new Miami office.

Responsibilities

• Oversee system performance, stability and uptime
• Automate the environment and test new technology fads
• Architect, implement, maintain and monitor our rapidly growing US production environment
• Manage applications in production, and monitor their behavior
• Address potential failures and bottlenecks to proactively prevent obstacles

Requirements

• Experience managing mission-critical infrastructure and software support (in a trading environment is a plus)
• Intimate knowledge of networking, hardware and OSs (Windows, Linux)
• Familiar with tooling and best practices regarding change, life cycle and incident management, as well as health and performance monitoring of production systems
• Proficient with scripting (e.g., bash, python)
• Quick at analyzing issues and uncovering their root causes
• Eager to learn and understand all aspects of the trading environment
• Ability to spot inefficiencies and proactive in optimizing systems
• Strong communications skills, including the ability to effectively communicate technical information to a non-technical audience
• An opportunity to work beside the best in the field
• Competitive base salary based on experience
• Excellent variable pay based on performance
• Outstanding performance is also rewarded with shareholding in the company
• Relocation package when moving across states
• Training period in Amsterdam to get to know the team
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Social events and after-work drinks