Head of Trading Architecture and Risk

About TMGM TMGM is a global financial services provider at the forefront of online trading and investment solutions. We are proud to be the Official Regional Online Forex and Trading Partner of Chelsea FC in the Asia-Pacific region. With a strong global presence and offices across four major Australian cities—Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra—TMGM continues to expand its operations and deliver high-quality services to clients worldwide. About the role We are seeking an experienced Head of Trading Architecture and Risk to join our Market Making Team in Sydney. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the technical architecture, design, development and ongoing enhancement of proprietary trading systems and software solutions supporting our automated market-making operations, including our crypto perpetual futures trading engine. Key Responsibilities Lead the technical design and development of the company's proprietary market-making software systems, including the crypto perpetual futures trading engine, from assessing system and user requirements through to deployment, release and ongoing production support. Architect the software design of, and write, review and maintain production code for, the pricing engine, quoting and hedging logic, execution algorithms, order management system and exchange and liquidity-venue connectivity (APIs), providing technical guidance to the team on software architecture and implementation, in line with agreed technical specifications and the company's coding and quality standards. Convert quantitative pricing, skew and hedging models into efficient, production-grade algorithms and program code that process real-time inputs, including market conditions, funding rates, inventory exposure and short-term price movements, and optimise their latency, throughput and stability to support efficient and reliable automated market-making operations. Design, develop and maintain the software for real-time risk management and profit and loss (PNL) monitoring, capturing and analysing operational, position and exposure metrics and integrating automated risk controls into the company's existing trading infrastructure and risk management framework, and provide technical guidance to team members in implementing and enhancing these systems. Analyse existing trading systems and associated development processes, identify technical limitations and deficiencies, and provide recommendations on software design, upgrades and performance improvements, including the cost and benefit of building, buying or upgrading software and third-party components. Develop and maintain internal software tools and frameworks to support quantitative research, strategy back testing, simulation and performance evaluation, and automate the testing and deployment of trading-strategy code, driving continuous improvement and continuous delivery across the trading-system development lifecycle. Test, debug and correct defects in market-making software, pricing and execution algorithms and embedded risk controls using structured testing protocols (unit, integration, regression and market-simulation testing) and diagnose and resolve production faults to ensure system functionality, accuracy, performance and reliability under different market conditions. Consult with quantitative researchers, traders and software developers, and with the technical teams of exchanges and liquidity venues, to gather and evaluate system requirements (including connectivity, onboarding and market-access requirements) and translate trading strategies and business requirements into technical specifications, software solutions and production-ready trading applications, providing technical direction where required. Prepare and maintain technical program documentation, system specifications, user guides and operational procedures, and manage the integration and deployment of trading software across the company's product range, including FX, precious metals, equity indices, commodities and single-stock derivatives. Requirements Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline. Relevant experience in software engineering, application development or trading technology. Strong programming skills and experience in software architecture, system design and algorithm development. Knowledge of trading systems, financial markets and automated trading technologies. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. Experience in algorithmic trading, market-making systems or financial technology will be highly regarded. Benefits Career development opportunities within a global financial services organisation Collaborative and supportive team environment Exposure to financial markets and trading technology