Trading Systems Engineer - Modernization Leader (Hybrid)

Smith Arnold Partners

Connecticut

Hybrid

USD 145,000 - 175,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Smith Arnold Partners in Hartford, CT is seeking a Senior Trading Systems Engineer to drive modernization of the firm’s trading platform. You will work closely with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Compliance, and Technology leadership in a highly visible role.

The role emphasizes migrating the Charles River platform to SaaS/Azure, API-driven integrations, and building workloads that support mission-critical trading and compliance workflows for a large institutional operation.

Qualifications

Experience with Charles River Investment Management Solution or similar trading platforms with API-driven integrations.
Understanding of investment trading workflows, compliance, and portfolio operations.
Experience with trading platform SaaS migrations, upgrades, and API integrations.
Strong development skills in C# or Python and enterprise integrations.

Responsibilities

Migrate Charles River platform from on-premises to SaaS/Azure.
Reengineer legacy integrations into modern API-driven services.
Build applications/workflows that integrate market and trading data into the platform.
Support mission-critical trading and compliance workflows across a large institutional operation.
Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Compliance, and Technology leadership on modernization.