Technical Operations Engineer (High Frequency Trading)

Technical Operations Engineer – Systematic Trading Firm – Abu Dhabi – Highly Competitive PackageA leading systematic trading firm is looking for a Technical Operations Engineer to join their Abu Dhabi office.This is a high-visibility role sitting at the intersection of trading and engineering - where your work directly underpins the stability and performance of live trading systems. Flat structure, elite peers, and zero bureaucratic noise.You'll be the first line of defence for mission-critical infrastructure, working hand-in-hand with trading and engineering teams to keep systems running at their best - and building the tooling to make sure issues don't happen twice.What You'll DoMonitor, investigate, and resolve production issues across live trading infrastructure with a proactive, ownership mindsetOwn end-to-end incident management - from rapid response through to post-incident reviews and preventative actionAutomate daily operational tasks and extend monitoring and observability tooling to sharpen system visibilityCoordinate with exchanges, brokers, and vendors to manage connectivity, integrations, and system changesCollaborate with engineering teams to optimise performance and manage change control processesWhat They're Looking For3+ years supporting trading systems, with solid Unix/Linux knowledge and hands-on Bash and Python scriptingStrong grasp of core trading concepts - orders, executions, FIX protocol, market data, and exchange connectivityProficient in SQL and comfortable making live database changes under pressureFamiliar with networking fundamentals - TCP/IP, multicast, DNS, and network troubleshootingA calm, sharp problem-solver who communicates clearly and thrives in a fast-moving, high-stakes environmentWhat They OfferHighly competitive, tax-free compensation package in Abu DhabiA high-visibility role with direct impact on trading performance and firm-wide reliabilityLean, meritocratic culture - work alongside elite engineers and traders without the corporate overheadRelocation support to one of the world's most exciting and rapidly growing financial hubsIf you are interested, please apply! Alternatively, feel free to reach out to david@durlstonpartners.com for a confidential discussion.#J-18808-Ljbffr