Trading Operations Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Cyprus.

📋 Description

• Supervise trading platforms to guarantee uptime and execution quality.

• Manage trade flow, execution, and pricing in real time.

• Detect and escalate execution problems, slippage irregularities, or pricing discrepancies.

• Administer trading sessions, market openings/closings, and instrument configurations.

• Monitor liquidity feeds to ensure competitive spreads and depth.

• Collaborate with liquidity providers to address pricing or execution concerns.

• Evaluate spread widening, latency, and execution quality (markouts, slippage).

• Aid in optimizing routing and aggregation settings.

• Observe client positions, exposure, and overall risk in real time.

• Support hedging strategies and the implementation of risk mitigation measures.

• Identify atypical trading activities or potential misconduct, including arbitrage and latency exploitation.

• Manage trade adjustments, corrections, and dispute investigations.

• Ensure the accuracy of trade records and reconciliation processes.

• Serve as the first responder for trading-related incidents.

• Investigate platform issues, outages, or unusual market behavior.

• Coordinate with technical teams and external providers to swiftly resolve issues.

• Achieve KPIs related to platform uptime, execution quality, spread competitiveness, liquidity performance, incident response, resolution efficiency, trade handling, and reporting accuracy.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 2 years of experience in trading operations, dealing desk, or brokerage environment.

• Solid understanding of FX, CFDs, or cryptocurrency markets.

• Familiarity with trading platforms.

• Proficiency in Python scripting — capable of writing and maintaining automation scripts for monitoring, data extraction, reconciliation, and routine operational tasks.

• SQL proficiency — able to write queries (joins, aggregations, window functions) against trading and client databases for investigation, reporting, and anomaly detection.

• Strong attention to detail and capability to perform under pressure.

• Problem-solving orientation with rapid decision-making skills.

• Excellent communication abilities.

• Shift-based role aligned with global market hours.

• Availability for on-call duties during critical incidents may be necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Flexible work arrangements and remote work possibilities.