Trade Support Specialist - Middle Office

• →Provide operational and technical support for the firm’s equity options trading desks
• →Trade capture for all products related to the desks’ activity: futures/futures options, equities/equity options, index options
• →Trade and position reconciliation with the firm’s clearing houses and brokers
• →Daily P&L calculation and substantiation
• →Working knowledge and experience in derivatives
• →Gain mastery of the firm’s proprietary trade capture, inventory management, treasury management, and risk management systems necessary to support the desks’ activity
• →Act as process owner for current functionality and provide critical support and advice regarding needed enhancements to technology, workflows, and processes:
• →Gain a strong understanding of traders’ risk management tools and provide support for related traders’ needs
• →Upgrade and support traders’ tools to effectively utilize technologies and tools that are firm standard
• →Interface with technology to improve tools where they fall short of meeting the desks’ needs
• →Adopt, integrate, and promote new technology as it becomes available

• Strong interest in, and working knowledge of equities and derivatives
• Experience with Version Control, Git, Python, Cron, Linux
• Proven experience automating or improving workflows using Python
• 2-3 years of experience in the front office, middle office, back office, or risk management roles working with exchange-traded and over-the-counter products and derivatives
• Substantial prior interaction with the front office and senior management in an active trading environment
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, finance, economics, math, or another quantitative field or material equivalent exposure
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to analyze problems and synthesize and implement solutions

The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $125,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.