Brokerage Platform Lead (Trading Systems)

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the full lifecycle of the brokerage platform, covering onboarding, order capture, execution, clearing and settlement
• Work with cross functional teams to ensure seamless integration with trading, risk and compliance systems
• Drive enhancements in market connectivity, ensuring low latency and highly reliable links to regional exchanges
• Lead platform upgrades, coordinate with vendors and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements
• Champion Agile practices and contribute to backlog grooming, sprint planning and release management
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot production issues and ensure high availability and resilience

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• Minimum 7 years experience on trading or brokerage platforms
• Proven exposure to Tradenet or comparable brokerage platform
• Strong understanding of front to back brokerage system architecture
• Expertise in OMS and FIX protocol
• Deep knowledge of market connectivity with DFM, ADX and Tadawul
• Solid grasp of institutional equities workflows, algorithmic and high/low touch order flows
• Proficiency in Oracle and PostgreSQL databases
• Experience building and integrating RESTful services
• Agile delivery experience using JIRA, Git and CI/CD pipelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Kafka for real time data streaming and event driven architecture
• Hands on development experience in Java and/or C++, with exposure to Node.js and React

Benefits

• Opportunity to own a business critical trading platform for a leading UAE financial institution
• Direct exposure to GCC capital markets and regional exchange connectivity
• Competitive compensation package

About the Company

GSS Tech Group is hiring for one of its enterprise clients in the UAE capital markets sector.