The specialist will monitor trading platforms and liquidity feeds to ensure optimal execution, pricing, and system uptime. They are also responsible for managing trade lifecycles, monitoring risk exposure, and acting as a first responder for trading-related incidents.
Key Responsibilities
Trade & Platform Operations
Monitor trading platforms to ensure uptime and execution quality
Oversee trade flow, execution, and pricing in real time
Identify and escalate execution issues, slippage anomalies, or pricing gaps
Manage trading sessions, market openings/closings, and instrument configurations
Liquidity & Pricing
Monitor liquidity feeds and ensure competitive spreads and depth
Liaise with liquidity providers to resolve pricing or execution issues
Analyze spread widening, latency, and execution quality (markouts, slippage)
Assist in optimizing routing and aggregation settings
Risk & Exposure Monitoring
Monitor client positions, exposure, and overall risk in real time
Support hedging strategies and execution of risk mitigation actions
Handle trade adjustments, corrections, and dispute investigations
Ensure accuracy of trade records and reconciliation
Incident Management
Act as first responder for trading-related incidents
Investigate platform issues, outages, or abnormal market behavior
Coordinate with tech teams and external providers to resolve issues quickly
Requirements
Experience & Skills
2+ years experience in trading operations, dealing desk, or brokerage environment
Strong understanding of FX, CFDs, or crypto markets
Familiarity with trading platforms
Python scripting skills — ability to write and maintain automation scripts for monitoring, data extraction, reconciliation, and routine operational tasks.
SQL skills — writing queries (joins, aggregations, window functions) against trading and client databases for investigation, reporting, and anomaly detection.
Soft Skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
Problem-solving mindset with quick decision-making ability
Excellent communication skills
Working Conditions
Shift-based role (aligned with global market hours)
On-call availability for critical incidents may be required
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