Excellent salary and benefits and full relocation assistance

Our client is one of the world’s most successful proprietary electronic trading firms, headquartered in Chicago.  The FICOR Technical Team Lead will have the opportunity to design, architect, build, and deploy the world’s most advanced multi-asset Global Algorithmic Trading platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES
•      Select, build, and lead a high-performing technology team
•      Embrace and promote the improvement of the SDLC process
•      Establish a vision and goals for the FICOR IT program, driving high-performance management, supporting career development, and rewarding strong performance
•      Maintain existing algorithmic trading components
•      Manage relationships with the heads of Trading to align IT strategy with business strategy
•      Identify, plan, and negotiate for suitable resource levels
•      Take responsibility for strategic and tactical initiatives within the program
•      Seek out industry trends and apply extensive capital markets knowledge to ensure best-of-class solutions

REQUIREMENTS
•      Strong hands-on technical manager / leader with a proven track record
•      Knowledge of UNIX/Linux
•      Exp programming in C++ (strong), Python, and Java
•      Broad knowledge and appreciation of technology to support the FICOR business
•      Ability to manage both tactical and strategic projects
•      Prior exp working in and leading a large-scale, high-performance, distributed, real-time, low- latency, load-balanced, fault-tolerant system
•      Strong business knowledge, clear understanding, and experience with algorithmic trading, crossing networks, and smart order routing
•      Good understanding and appreciation of related electronic trading components including data dependencies (static, historical statistics)
•      Knowledge of other capital markets products and detailed understanding of equities products are a plus

Send resumes to paul@edeltech.com
Paul Edelman
Edelman & Associates
www.edeltech.com