Front-office Trading Business Analyst (Low Latency Trading)

About the Role: An exciting opportunity to join a front-office Trading Technology team supporting Cash Equities across APAC markets. This role combines business analysis, client engagement and technical support within a low-latency trading environment, working closely with clients, exchanges, vendors and internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will play a key role in gathering requirements, delivering technology solutions, supporting electronic trading platforms and driving market connectivity initiatives. Responsibilities: - Gather and analyse business and client requirements. - Work directly with traders, business stakeholders, clients, exchanges and vendors. - Translate business needs into functional and technical solutions. - Support electronic trading applications and troubleshoot production issues. - Act as a third-line support contact for complex incidents. - Support exchange connectivity and market access projects. - Participate in testing, deployment and platform enhancements. - Develop scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency. Qualifications: - Strong 5 years experience within Investment Banking, Electronic Trading, cash equities or Capital Markets Technology - Excellent communication skills to interface with business sponsors, clients and third parties - Good understanding of Cash Equities trading workflows. - Experience with electronic trading platforms and market connectivity. - Exposure to front-office trading environments. - Knowledge of exchange infrastructure and trading technology. Technical Skills: - Strong Python and Unix skills (especially Linux) including shell scripting - Strong FIX messaging experience within an electronic trading capacity - Familiar with broad areas of trading technology (including FPGA, low-latency networks, low-latency application development and exchange protocols such as OUCH, Arrowhead, HKEX CCCG & OCG) - Expertise in Equities Trading platforms and the Trading Life Cycle (Low-latency trading, co-location setup) - Experience with systems across front, middle, and back office - Application troubleshooting and production support Business Analysis Skills: - Requirements gathering and documentation - Stakeholder management - Process analysis and solution design - Testing and implementation support - APAC market exposure (Hong Kong, Japan, China, Taiwan or Australia). - Experience in low-latency trading environments. - Knowledge of pre- and post-trade risk systems. - Familiarity with vendor trading platforms and exchange connectivity solutions. Preferred Skills: - Mandarin/Cantonese language skills advantageous for Hong Kong-based candidates. - Language capability is preferred but not essential for strong candidates.

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