GTS is currently seeking a talented Risk Desk Associate to join the risk team of our FX Market Making trading division. This role requires a strong interest in financial markets and the technology that supports it.  A scholastic background in computer science or related field with a proactive/curious mind that is interested in interacting with risk & financial markets in a highly technical and structured way is optimal for this opportunity.   A qualified candidate would have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You will work directly with the business to support our trading teams to ensure all issues are resolved in a timely and professional manner.

GTS is a collection of financial services companies spanning a wide array of asset classes and investment approaches, all powered by the combination of market expertise with innovative, proprietary technology. With roots as a quantitative trading firm continually building for the future, the GTS family of companies are able to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence systems and sophisticated pricing models to bring consistency, efficiency, and transparency to today’s financial markets. GTS’s electronic market maker GTS Securities accounts for 3-5% of daily cash equities volume in the U.S. and is a leading Designated Market Maker (DMM) at the New York Stock Exchange, responsible for nearly $13 trillion of market capitalization. For more information on GTS, please visit www.gtsx.com.

• Serve as a risk & technical service provider and first responder to risk/technology events
• Determine the urgency and severity of a risk or technology issue through strict accordance to procedures and existing knowledge in the Standard Operating Procedures
• Based on the Risk and TechOps Desk determination, troubleshoot or escalate the issue to the correct department head or on call rep
• Follow up for a post-mortem of problems and update the SOP with the assistance of development and systems who helped resolve the issue
• Partial assistance with onboarding tasks
• Partake in daily calls with development/systems to review outstanding issues of the last 24 hours
• Provide risk and production support for the Algo development teams
• Generate tickets on behalf of groups within the Jira system
• Follow-up with tickets and trade groups after they are allocated by the relevant department heads
• Maintain Risk and TechOps protocols in a centrally located place
• Start/Stop/Monitor jobs
• Execute orders or control algos
• Being in charge of solving small problems (disconnection, bouncing jobs, reading FIX/binary messages) to explain problems or risk events
• Investigate crashes/problems (reading logs, debugger to check which function had a problem, tcpdump, make core dumps available for the development team)
• Following up on URGENT issues for trade groups
• Answering data questions as needed

• Strong understanding of computer systems such as networking, operating systems, performance tuning and optimization
• Experience with distributed systems
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work across multiple teams in highly collaborate, entrepreneurial environment
• Experience working with multi-threaded applications
• Understanding of Linux/ Bash
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, physics, statistics or relevant work experience
• Development experience in the financial services sector
• Exposure to futures and OTC FX
• Knowledge of R, Python, Golang, Bash or relevant language

18 Month Milestones

• Within the first 3-6 months: Master basic market structure and risk protocols
• Within 6-9 months: Begin education of Linux-based trading and execution systems
• Within 9-18 months: Begin larger programming projects involving distributed systems operations using Python and Bash scripting
• After 18 months: Have full ownership of mission-critical risk and technical systems that enable GTS’s operation as an automated trading enterprise

We're proud to employ some of the leading talent in the industry, and we work to ensure our employees enjoy a high quality of life. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

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