Trade Surveillance Engineering Lead

Role Overview: As a highly skilled Trade Surveillance Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for designing, building, and managing next-generation trade surveillance systems. Leading a team of engineers, you will develop scalable, high-performance solutions to detect and monitor market abuse, insider trading, and regulatory breaches across asset classes. Your deep knowledge of trade surveillance platforms and strong engineering leadership will be instrumental in delivering innovative, compliant, and efficient solutions. Key Responsibilities: - Lead the design, development, and maintenance of trade surveillance systems and workflows. - Collaborate with compliance, risk, and business stakeholders to understand surveillance requirements and translate them into technical solutions. - Architect scalable data ingestion, transformation, and alerting systems for large volumes of trade data across multiple markets and asset classes. - Drive implementation of advanced analytics, anomaly detection, and machine learning models to improve surveillance effectiveness. - Ensure systems comply with global regulatory requirements (e.g., MAR, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank). - Manage and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. - Oversee vendor integrations (e.g., NICE Actimize, Nasdaq SMARTS, or other surveillance tools) and internal build solutions. - Implement robust monitoring, testing, and incident management processes. - Partner with information security and infrastructure teams to maintain data privacy and system resilience. Qualifications Required: - Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - 10+ years experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role. - Strong background in capital markets, trade surveillance, and regulatory compliance. - Hands-on expertise with large-scale distributed systems and data pipelines. - Experience with surveillance tools (Actimize, SMARTS, Scila, etc.) is a plus. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.,