Senior Technical Incident Manager
Required skills
- technology operations
- service management
- financial services
- trading
- production engineering
- SRE
- application support
- infrastructure operations
- major incidents
- service restoration
Nice to have
- Python
- shell scripting
- observability platforms
- incident workflow automation
- ServiceNow
- Jira Service Management
Role summary
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) seeks a Senior Technical Incident Manager for its US broker-dealer operations. This role leads business-critical technology incidents, coordinating recovery across trading, research, execution, and risk systems to enhance operational resilience. Responsibilities include managing incidents from triage to restoration, leading post-incident reviews, improving processes, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in technology operations or service management within financial services, with hands-on experience in production engineering, SRE, application support, or infrastructure operations, and a proven ability to lead major incidents under pressure. Familiarity with scripting, observability, and ITSM tools is a plus.
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager operating across liquid asset classes worldwide. We are a technology- and data-driven group that applies a scientific approach to investing. Our collaborative culture brings together research, technology, and trading expertise to solve complex challenges and deliver high-quality returns.
We are looking for a Senior Technical Incident Manager to lead business-critical technology incidents for QRT’s US broker-dealer operations. You will coordinate recovery across systems supporting trading, research, execution, and risk while strengthening operational resilience.
Your Future Role within QRT
· Lead major incidents from triage and escalation through service restoration and recovery validation.
· Coordinate technical teams, third-party providers, and regional Incident Managers throughout the incident lifecycle.
· Assess business impact, prioritise recovery, and communicate clearly with stakeholders and senior leadership.
· Maintain accurate incident records, timelines, and decision logs in designated ITSM tools.
· Lead post-incident reviews, root-cause analysis, and remediation of recurring issues.
· Improve incident processes, controls, metrics, tooling, workflows, and automation.
· Partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, and Compliance on regulatory requirements, audit readiness, business continuity, and operational resilience.
Your Present Skillset
· 10+ years of experience in technology operations or service management within financial services or trading.
· Hands-on experience in production engineering, SRE, application support, or infrastructure operations.
· Proven ability to lead major incidents and drive timely, controlled recovery.
· Strong knowledge of trading systems, service dependencies, failure scenarios, and change management.
· Experience leading root-cause reviews and improving incident processes and controls.
· Experience supporting engagement with US regulators, including the SEC and FINRA.
· Clear communication with technical teams, trading stakeholders, and senior leadership under pressure.
Nice to Have
· Python or shell scripting, observability platforms, or incident workflow automation.
· Familiarity with ServiceNow or Jira Service Management.
· ITIL 4 Foundation certification or equivalent.
Base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $250,000 per year.
QRT Total Compensation includes discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.
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