Application Support Team Lead - Trading

Aurec

  • Sydney, NSW
  • $165,000-250,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Who they are:A global Fin-tech firm is seeking an Application Support Team Lead to drive the performance, reliability, and scalability of its real-time trading systems across the APAC region. This is a high-impact leadership role where engineering excellence meets operational strategy - ideal for someone with a strong background in production engineering or SRE, especially in low-latency or mission-critical environments.Why consider this role?
  • Work at the heart of a global trading infrastructure
  • Lead a team focused on automation, observability, and uptime
  • Balance hands-on technical work with team and strategy leadership
  • Collaborate with global teams across Europe, the US, and APAC
  • Attractive salary packages with fantastic bonuses on offer.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead, coach, and grow a high-performing Trading Production Engineering team
  • Oversee system uptime, incident response, and operational excellence
  • Own the incident lifecycle - from live resolution to long-term prevention
  • Drive improvements in deployment pipelines, automation, and monitoring
  • Ensure production readiness for new markets and system changes
  • Manage colocation environments and optimise system performance
Your Skills:
  • Proven experience leading application support, technical operations, , or production teams
  • Background in real-time, distributed systems (ideally in trading or finance)
  • Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, Bash)
  • Confident in managing global support models and cross-regional coordination
  • Calm, pragmatic communicator who thrives under pressure
  • Familiarity with low-latency systems or capital markets is highly desirable
If this sounds like the right role for the next step in your career, please apply within.

Aurec