Trading Operations Specialist

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 - Identify unusual trading activity or potential abuse (e.g., arbitrage, latency exploitation) Trade Lifecycle Management - 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 KPIs / Success Metrics - Platform uptime and execution quality - Spread competitiveness and liquidity performance - Incident response time and resolution efficiency - Accuracy of trade handling and reporting