Trade Ops

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Trade Ops Engineer

Work Model : Chicago based, must relocate if not local. In office.

Compensation : 150-350k TC, dependent on YOE

Summary : A proprietary quant trading firm is looking for a trade ops engineer to manage the live production trading system. You will be responsible for live monitoring and triage of the trading environment.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a strong analytical focus
• Experience or a keen interest in finance and trading (professional history not required)
• Flexibility with hours to work within a team to provide trading coverage
• Strong problem solving and communication skills
• Experience using Linux operating system
• Experience in software analysis for bug fixing and development
• Low ego, able to work both in a collaborative team setting and autonomously

Responsibilities :

As part of the Trade Operations team, the Trade Operations Engineer will be a key member of a team that is responsible for the live monitoring of trading and associated risk management. This requires an ability to perform under pressure, handle time sensitive triage work with a very low error rate and a strong understanding of the trading system.

In addition to the triage responsibilities, you would be expected to contribute to the configuration of our applications, software deployments as well as writing bug fixes and making smaller scale code updates. This involves working with our complex environment of interdependent processes that run on a global scale.

Company Description

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.

By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.

We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.

From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.

Company Description

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.\r\n\r\nBy breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.\r\n\r\nWe work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.\r\n\r\nFrom our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.