Job Description

Company Description

We are

currently looking for

Senior Technical Lead - Market Surveillance

forour

UAE

operations with the following Skill set and terms & conditions.

Skill Sets :

Key Responsibilities:


Platform Integration & Exchange Onboarding:

Lead technical efforts to integrate new exchanges, venues, and data sources into the

surveillance platform, coordinating across vendor, internal infrastructure, and external exchange


teams.

Facilitate onboarding of new data feeds (e.g., order, trade, drop copy, market data) including

format validation, protocol mapping (e.g., FIX), normalization, and certification.

Manage and support testing cycles with exchanges and venues, including coordination of system

integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and issue triage.

Understanding of exchange architecture in terms of OMS (Order management system),

data matching engines, FIX node processes, data validators, FIX tag / value pairs, FIX


message types and their usage within session / application level management.


Vendor Coordination & Change Management:

Act as the primary technical point of contact with the market surveillance provider, ensuring the

vendor delivers against SLAs and functional requirements.

Oversee release coordination, environment management (e.g., test, UAT, prod), and feature

deployments in partnership with the vendor and internal teams.

Drive change request processes, track enhancement requests, and validate rule and

configuration changes prior to production deployment.

Ensure the SaaS platform continues to meet operational, regulatory, and security expectations.

Confidential


Operational Oversight:

Monitor platform availability, data completeness, and alert performance to ensure continuous

surveillance coverage.

Support incident triage and resolution in collaboration with the SaaS vendor, DevOps, and

compliance stakeholders.

Establish and maintain dashboards, operational runbooks, and incident response protocols. Drive regular vendor review sessions to review KPIs, issues, and platform roadmap alignment.

Cross-Functional Leadership:

Partner with Compliance, Surveillance Operations, Legal, and IT Security to ensure surveillance

capabilities align with regulatory mandates and internal controls.

Represent technical interests in vendor governance meetings, regulatory audits, and internal

control assessments.

Translate compliance requirements into actionable technical tasks and track their delivery with

vendor and internal teams.


Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. 8+ years of experience in financial services technology, including 3+ years in a technical

leadership or systems integration role.

Strong understanding of market structure, trade lifecycle, and regulatory surveillance needs

across asset classes.

Proven experience working with third-party SaaS or managed surveillance platforms and external

data providers (e.g., exchanges, brokers).

Familiarity with integration protocols such as FIX, SFTP, REST APIs, and data

transformation/validation processes.

Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills:

Exposure to major market surveillance platforms (e.g., Nasdaq SMARTS, Eventus Validus, Scila,

ACA, etc.).

Experience in network architecture and an understanding of end-to-end firewall policies, static

routes and troubleshooting.

Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as CAT, MAR, MiFID II, and SEC Rule 15c3-5.
backend server side management is a bonus - understanding of OS management and

Linux.


8 to 10 Years.

Joining time frame:

2 weeks (maximum 1 month)

Additional Information

Terms and conditions:

Joining time frame:

maximum 4 weeks