Sobre esta vaga de Operations Engineer na iSAM
iSAM is an innovative, financial technology firm specialising in quantitative trading, comprised of iSAM Funds and iSAM Securities.
iSAM Securities regulated by the FCA, SFC, and CIMA registered, is a leading algorithmic trading firm and trusted electronic market maker, providing liquidity, technology and prime services to institutional clients and trading venues globally. The firm offers full-service prime brokerage and execution via its cutting-edge proprietary technology, as well as market leading analytics, cleared through the group’s bank Prime Brokers.
iSAM Funds is an alternative asset manager specialising in systematic investing. Each strategy is unique, provides a specialist quantitative approach and is designed to deliver highly diversifying absolute returns for institutional portfolios.
About the Role:
ISAM SECURITIES (EU) LIMITED, a technology company part of iSAM Securities, is responsible for building and maintaining trading infrastructure, risk analytics, and post-trade solutions. The role focuses on managing proprietary Trading Engine as well as MT4/MT5 server infrastructure, client onboarding, and the configuration of proprietary trading and analytics platforms.
The Operations Engineering team ensures stability, performance, and reliability of the trading technology stack, supporting both internal teams and external clients. This includes monitoring systems, handling technical issues, and managing trading platform configurations to ensure optimal execution and risk management. This role is part of a global operations team covering market hours across multiple time zones. The team is focused on automation and eliminating manual recurring tasks to enhance efficiency and reliability.
Responsibilities:
- Set up and maintain Trading Technology solutions for liquidity management and order execution.
- Configure and support iSAM APEX (trading engine) and iSAM RADAR (post-trade analytics platform).
- Manage MT4/MT5 trading server infrastructure including symbols, groups through automation tools as well as gateway configuration trade execution rules.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability.
- Oversee client technical onboarding, ensuring fast and accurate setup.
- Implement failover processes and active backup solutions to maintain system resilience.
- Support change management processes, including software updates and infrastructure changes.
- Utilize automation tools to minimize manual recurring tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of bridge/trading engine technologies (Centroid, FXCubic, OneZero, PrimeXM, etc.).
- 5+ years of experience managing MT4/MT5 server infrastructure.
- Familiarity with FIX protocol and post-trade data processing.
- Knowledge of Windows Server administration, including troubleshooting and performance optimization.
- Experience handling client onboarding and infrastructure setup
- Understanding of risk analytics platforms is an advantage.
- Knowledge of network protocols, monitoring tools and connectivity troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Linux server environments.
- Experience with automation and scripting (Python, PowerShell) to optimize workflows.
