Operations Trader

Execute and monitor index options strategies (Nifty, Bank Nifty) in real-time, managing trade execution, risk limits, and contract rolls with automation.

Own the day-to-day production health of the options book including reconciliation, connectivity checks, and investigating execution or system performance issues end-to-end.

Develop and maintain automation tools in Python and Bash to reduce manual interventions and operational risk, while collaborating closely with Quant Researchers, Developers, and Risk teams.

Experience in trading operations, execution, or production support at proprietary trading firms, market makers, or similar high-frequency environments.

Strong programming skills in Python or equivalent scripting language for automation and data analysis.

Proficiency with statistical methods and quantitative modeling applied to large datasets and time-series data.

Work Experience Required: Prior operational or execution role experience as described; notice period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.

Demonstrated operational ownership including production tasks like reconciliation, monitoring, and automation development to reduce operational risk.

Comfortable with both structured implementation tasks and open-ended investigations into trade execution and system latency issues.

Experience or strong initiative in learning index options market dynamics, Indian equity/index derivatives microstructure, and mentoring junior team members.