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Pinpoint Asia is partnering with a world-leading global systematic investment manager. Our client is a technology-first, data-driven hedge fund with a rigorous, scientific approach to trading across all global liquid asset classes.
They are looking for a high-calibre individual to join their "mission control" team, acting as the critical link ensuring the stability and performance of their live, high-frequency trading environment.
Your Role: The Technical "Bridge"
This is not a traditional support or administrative operations role. You will be a hands-on technical specialist sitting at the very heart of the firm's trading floor.
Your core mission is to act as the central "bridge" between the Front Office (Traders and Quants), Core Technology (Developers/SREs), and the COO/Risk teams. You are the first responder and technical owner for all live trading-related issues, ensuring millisecond-level performance and absolute stability.
Your Core Responsibilities
- Live "Mission Control": Proactively monitor the health, performance, and latency of high-speed, automated trading systems (Equities & Futures).
- Rapid Incident Resolution: Act as the first line of defense. When an issue occurs, you will be the one to diagnose, troubleshoot, and either resolve it directly or escalate to the correct engineering team with precise technical detail.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as the primary operational contact for traders, quants, compliance, and engineers. You must be able to "translate" complex technical problems into business impact (and vice-versa).
- Order & Limit Management: Manage the live order flow, monitor all trading limit utilisation, and action real-time limit or configuration changes in a controlled manner.
- Process Improvement & Automation: Identify operational bottlenecks and drive the creation of new tools. You will use your scripting skills (e.g., Python) to automate manual tasks, build better monitoring dashboards, and improve system resilience.
- Platform Expertise: Develop a deep technical and business-level understanding of the firm's entire trading platform, from FIX connectivity to algorithmic behaviour.
Your Present Skillset
- Essential Experience: Approximately 5+ years of experience in a technical, hands-on role within a live trading environment (e.g., Production Support, Trade Support, Trading Systems Engineer, or SRE) at a hedge fund, prop trading firm, or investment bank.
- The "Technical" Requirement: You must come from a technical background, not a purely administrative one. You are comfortable with system diagnostics, data analysis, and technical troubleshooting.
- Education: Degree in a quantitative or technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics).
- Product Knowledge: Strong exposure to Equities and/or Futures is ideal. Multi-asset experience is a significant plus.
- Technical Foundations:
-- Strong understanding of electronic trading protocols (especially FIX).
-- Experience in low-latency and high-throughput environments.
-- Scripting and automation skills are highly preferred (Python is a major advantage).
- Personal Attributes:
-- Exceptional problem-solver with a calm, decisive demeanor under high pressure.
-- Confident and precise communicator.
-- High level of attention to detail and the capacity to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Why Apply?
- High-Impact Role: This is a high-visibility, "front-line" position where your actions have a direct and immediate impact on the firm's trading success.
- Collaborative Culture: You will work directly with some of the brightest minds in the industry (quants, engineers, and traders) in a non-bureaucratic environment.
- Career Growth: This role provides an unparalleled opportunity to gain deep, cross-functional expertise in all aspects of a world-class systematic trading operation.
If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please send your resume in Word format to Tiffany Tung at resume[at]pinpointasia.com and put Technical Trading Operations Analyst (HFT / Systematic Trading) in the subject header. Data provided is for recruitment purposes only.
Pinpoint Asia is the leading specialist Financial IT recruitment firm in the Asia Pacific region. Visit Pinpoint Asia’s website at pinpointasia.com today to see other exciting job opportunities.
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