Quantitative Analyst
Job Title: Quantitative Analyst
Location: Perth (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months
Description:
This role takes responsibility to support, drive and represent EM Trading in the Systematic Trading Project that is underway with a core focus on the Strategy workflow and related dependencies. This strategic role will work closely with the Project leadership, in particular the Systematic Trading Project SME.
You Will
. Work closely with the Systematic Trading Project SME from Trading to provide value across the project from the lens of a Quantitative Analyst responsible for parts of the Strategy workflow in collaboration with Trading Teams
. Gain insight to our platform design and provide material input and impact to the technical implementation both for the core platform and the strategy workflow
. Provide dedicated support to the project as a whole including non-technical members in workstreams tackling dependencies, including prototyping examples to make theories or complicated logic become tangible examples for project stakeholders
. Provide a Quantitative Analyst skill set as a link between project stakeholders and the platform developers, with particular focus time with the Trading SME
. Gain direct knowledge and exposure to Commodities Trading (particularly Energy) with a wide scope from asset to proprietary, signal generation to automated execution and all related dependencies specific
You will need to have:
. Programming: High proficiency in core languages such as Python and SQL (including data workflow from source to action, including schema design, persistence infrastructure etc.), as well as nice to haves including C#, .NET, C++ or otherwise
. Development: Familiar with ITIL processes, Agile/DevOps practices, cloud operations, and tools like Visual Studio and Azure DevOps
. Quantitative: Expertise in some of the following, statistical analysis, time-series analysis, signal processing, portfolio theory, optimisation, machine learning/AI
. Systematic strategies: Exposure and some understanding of Systematic Trading and Strategies for signal generation, automated trading and the full strategy workflow
. Trading/Finance: Expertise with full trade life cycle, trade systems, trading tick data
. Commodities: Nice to have, some understanding of systematic asset optimisation, market making and proprietary strategies
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.