Senior IT DMA Specialist

We are looking to hire a Derivatives Direct Market Access & Connectivity Specialist.

. End-to-end platform owner for Futures and Options futures

. Perform technical onboarding for new Direct Market Access (DMA) platforms

. Testing and implementation of all electronic execution connectivity for Exchanges and RFQ platforms

. Handle queries of trading databases, connectivity, DMA systems, data centres

. Trade data, audit trail/log file management

. Version Control Management: GitHub, etc

. Market data support and entitlement

. Review and implement upgrades of legacy systems

. Implementation of compliance/regulatory measures for the system

. General incident and outage management

. Contributing to the continuous improvement of IT processes, the team's research efforts and trading infrastructure

. PhD/Master's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or other quantitative disciplines

. Relevant 5+ years experience in Derivatives Direct Market Access and Connectivity

. Good hands-on experience with analysing the functionality and constraints of recommended architecture solution across multiple systems, platforms and applications

. Good understanding of FIX/APIs protocols and customized connectivity solutions Bloomberg/EMSX and related libraries are a must

. Understanding of Algorithmic Trading and DMA flows

. Strong programming skills with a high level of proficiency in C#, Python, MySQL, UNIX and Windows command-line Shells

. Experience working with Intraday or Market-Making strategies would be a plus

. Willing to take ownership of his/her work, working both independently and within a small team

This is a full-time position, with a comprehensive compensation and benefits package commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and relevant experience.