Operations Optimization Specialist
This role presents the opportunity to maintain daily operations, automate tasks and develop new tools to enhance monitoring, management and deployment of market data pipelines primarily on Linux operating systems offering exposure to exchange market data.
The Operations Optimization Specialist will perform support, deployment and automation tasks related to the management of Susquehanna’s data pipelines across the Asia Pacific region.
Key responsibilities include:
* Executing daily monitoring and market pre-open system checks utilizing automation.
* Developing innovative tools and utilities to facilitate the construction of data pipelines and studies.
* Becoming a subject matter expert in our in-house systems and data pipelines across market data and static/reference data.
* Building and utilizing automation tools/scripting to automate tasks ensuring system performance, reliability and accuracy.
* Providing a link between developers, traders and in-house technology teams, ensuring seamless information flow regarding system issues/changes, market data and connectivity.
* Composing and maintaining technical and user documentation for systems and procedures.
* Identifying opportunities to improve system stability, reliability and the trading environment through technological enhancements.
Requirements include:
* Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related technical discipline.
* Proficiency in Python programming language.
* Effective communication skills with technical and non-technical staff members.
* Ability to work under demanding deadlines with changing priorities in a trading environment.
* Understanding of financial markets, instruments and market data concepts, especially in equities and derivatives.
Desired technical experience includes application support, deployment and monitoring experience, expertise with data pipelines and processing, proficiency in Linux operating system, experience with git, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, experience with Jenkins, Airflow.