Job Responsibilities:

• Analysis, design, development, testing, support and maintenance of Derivative Trading applications for the Warrant market making team and Option trading and market making team base on Horizon trading system and also in house trading systems;
• Building, test and deploy strategic and tactical solutions for trading strategies, monitoring tools, improving capacity, performance and efficiency of the strategies;
• Working closely with traders for gathering user requirement and understand the business needs;
• Work closely with business partners in sales and trading, risk management, compliance, operations and other technology teams for project implementation and deployment;
• Develop and implement risk management system for book keeping and risk reporting;
• Develop low latency exchange connectivity software and implement the exchange connectivity enhancements and changes;
• Responsible for system upgrade in derivatives trading platform;
• Provide user training and support end-users for system operation;
• Perform such other duties from time to time be directed by superiors

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related disciplines;
• A minimum of 9 years experience in system development with expert knowledge of the Equity Derivatives business and practical experience with trading products;
• Experience in front office trading applications, order management systems, Options, Exchange Protocols, FIX protocol, etc.;
• Strong technical background in software development;
• Experience developing C++ applications using STL/Multi Threading/Boost for LINUX, Scripting Perl/Python etc.;
• Database experience in MS SQL, Oracle, My SQL, etc.;
• Experience in developing low-latency exchange connectivity software with C++ on Linux;
• Strong leadership abilities, being able to project confidence and maintain composure in stressful situations;
• Good problem-solving skills and creative, ability to negotiate and find conflict resolution;
• Good team player yet also able to work independently and strong in communication;
• Good command in written and spoken English and Chinese (including Putonghua)

We offer attractive remuneration and benefits including 5-day working week to the right candidates. Interested parties, please send your full resume including your CURRENT and EXPECTED salary to Head of Human Resources Division, China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd., 48/F, One Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong or by email. 

Personal data provided will be used by us for recruitment and related purposes, which is strictly in accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong) for Applicants for Employment. Applicants who are not contacted within 6 weeks may consider your applications unsuccessful and the personal data collected will be destroyed after 2 years or such other period as prescribed by the applicable laws.

CMS(HK) was established in 1986, wholly owned by the China Merchant Securities Company Limited, is principally engaged in the provision of a wide range of financial services including stock broking, margin financing, nominee and custodian services, IPO share financing, corporate finance advisory, provision of research reports and asset management. We are searching high caliber talents to help develop and take part in the growth of our business.