Trading Operations Specialist
Location: On site, Chicago
Position: Full-time
Compensation Range: $130k - $250k
An elite global high-frequency trading firm is looking to build out the technical expertise within their trading operations team to provide support for a global group of Crypto trading desks based within their Chicago office.
The position requires a technically-minded and talented individual working professionally within the trading systems engineering/trade operations space. This person will join their operational support team and use work to evaluate them to the next level of technology expertise.
You Will:
- Own processes for critical support/function and streamline/automate workflows
- Provide support in trading systems and daily operations to Crypto desk
- Act as a bridge between technical understanding of trading systems and trade-ops technology in support
- Performing Trade-capture and daily reconciliations
- Perform system upgrades and optimize/support trading tools
You Must Have:
- Professional experience/background in Cryptocurrency
- Experiencing working with Derivatives
- Previous work providing support to traders/trading desks within a fast-paced environment
- Active working expertise in Python programming language
- 2 years of experience in a trading systems/support position requiring technical expertise of the above
- Previous experience in Cron, Linux (Ubuntu is a bonus), Git, and Version Control
- Bachelor's degree within computer science, finance, mathematics, economics or other quantitative fields
- Previous work conducting Trade Capture, Reconciliations, and Profit-and-Loss (P&L) calculations
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