Surveillance Analyst

Job description

Surveillance Analyst – Equity Markets

A leading European trading venue and financial technology provider is seeking a Surveillance Analyst to join its Market Surveillance team. This is a varied role combining market monitoring, regulatory oversight, and involvement in surveillance technology development.

You will play a key role in ensuring market integrity across equity trading platforms, while also contributing to the enhancement and client-facing aspects of the firm’s surveillance capabilities.

Role Overview

This is a multi-faceted position with responsibilities spanning:

• Primary focus: Monitoring trading activity across equity markets to detect and prevent market abuse
• Secondary focus: Supporting the development and enhancement of in-house surveillance systems
• Client exposure: Assisting with presentations and discussions related to surveillance capabilities and technology solutions

Workload will vary depending on business activity, with a core emphasis on surveillance alongside broader project and client-facing responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor trading activity using surveillance tools and alerts to identify potential market abuse
• Investigate suspicious trading patterns and escalate where appropriate
• Support development, testing, and improvement of internal surveillance systems
• Liaise with technology teams to resolve system issues and implement enhancements
• Prepare regulatory documentation and reports, including contributions to quarterly outputs
• Assist with regulatory submissions and interactions with authorities (e.g. Suspicious transaction reporting)
• Maintain key market data including trading calendars, reference pricing, and instrument status
• Support business continuity processes and incident reporting during market disruptions
• Engage with internal stakeholders and external clients regarding surveillance queries and processes
• Participate in ongoing regulatory monitoring, investigations, and programme delivery

Required Experience & Skills

• Approximately 4+ years’ experience in Market Surveillance within a bank, broker, exchange, or trading venue
• Strong understanding of market abuse risks and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UK/EU regulations)
• Good knowledge of equity markets (derivatives knowledge also beneficial)
• Experience with surveillance systems such as:
• NICE Actimize
• Nasdaq SMARTS
• OneTick
• Familiarity with tools such as Refinitiv, JIRA, and Confluence is advantageous
• Exposure to transaction reporting or compliance functions is a plus

Please apply if you think suitable.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

01-05-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English