Head of Technology

Company not disclosed

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary not specified
Posted
Full-time
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Job Description

Head of Technology – CEX & OTC Location: Dubai, UAE – On-site Position Type: Full-time/permanent Reporting to: Group CTO About the Role We are looking for a senior technology leader to take end-to-end ownership of the exchange and OTC technology environment. This is a hands-on ownership role within a small senior technology function, working closely with external technology and development partners. Key Responsibilities - Own the technology of the CEX and OTC platform end to end. - Manage exchange technology vendors and outsourced development partners, including integration, acceptance, SLAs and escalations. - Own production readiness, release governance, QA/UAT gates and deployment approvals. - Oversee KYC/KYT, market surveillance, custody and wallet integrations, payment rails and market data. - Support regulatory technology requirements and provide technical evidence for audits. - Work closely with the dealing team on trading-system availability, telemetry and incident response. - Evaluate and challenge third-party exchange technology and ensure production readiness. Requirements - 7–10 years of overall technology experience, including 2–5+ years in digital assets, exchanges, brokerage or regulated fintech. - Previous experience as a senior technology owner of a trading venue, exchange or regulated financial platform. - Experience taking a platform from pre-launch through live production or operating through a full regulatory/audit cycle. - Strong understanding of order lifecycle, matching and execution, clearing, settlement, ledger/reconciliation and order-book mechanics. - Experience with FIX, REST APIs, WebSockets, market data and trading connectivity. - Understanding of liquidity-provider, market-maker and OTC trading workflows. - Experience managing white-label or third-party trading technology vendors. - Strong understanding of release management, change control, deployment, rollback and production handover. - Experience working within a regulated environment is highly preferred. - Familiarity with Fireblocks, BitGo, Copper or comparable custody solutions is advantageous. - Exposure to KYC/KYB, KYT, Travel Rule, sanctions screening and market surveillance solutions. - Comfortable reviewing architecture, APIs, logs and technical implementations. - Working knowledge of Python or Node.js and cloud infrastructure. - Excellent English communication skills.

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