Senior Trade Desk Specialist
Core
Escalation point for complex, high-impact issues on real-time low latency Cboe exchange trading platforms, ensuring system health and troubleshooting trading issues.
Role type
Senior IC trade operations specialist (financial infrastructure)
Builds
Production-level operational oversight for equities, foreign currencies, futures, and options trading platforms
Domain
Financial services / Market infrastructure / Trading systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
UNIX Shell, SQL, Agile Development Methodology, root cause analysis, impact analysis, API support, system monitoring, audit log review, client onboarding, feature design, mentoring
Preferred skills
Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Business/Financial Services, FINRA SIE and Series 57 licenses
Technologies
UNIX Shell, SQL, Cboe proprietary tools, Confluence, APIs
Responsibilities
Monitor active production, disaster recovery, and test environments; resolve known issues and provide live updates; manage exchange platform support including order routing, settlement verifications, and auction monitoring; lead engagement with business associates and engineers to define new features; conduct root cause and impact analysis for complex technical/trading issues; onboard new clients and provision services; update internal technical procedures and draft technical notices.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities