# Trade Surveillance Analyst

**Company:** [Capitex](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/fyTvohmgE6kgzHevx5YsFc.md)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Contract

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## Description

### **About the Project**

We are supporting a major consultancy on a large-scale **Trade Surveillance Alert Review** project. The team is responsible for clearing a backlog of alerts across multiple asset classes, ensuring compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and internal conduct policies.

We are now looking to onboard several **experienced Trade Surveillance Analysts** to join this fast-paced remediation programme.

### **Role Overview**

As a Trade Surveillance Analyst, you will be responsible for reviewing, investigating, and dispositioning trade surveillance alerts generated across a range of trading activities. You will assess potential market abuse behaviours, escalate suspicious activity, and maintain high-quality documentation in line with regulatory expectations.

## Requirements

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   Review and investigate daily trade surveillance alerts across asset classes (equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives).
-   Analyse trading patterns to identify potential **insider dealing**, **market manipulation**, **wash trades**, **layering**, **spoofing**, and other forms of market abuse.
-   Conduct research, including news checks, historical behaviour analysis, and counterparty reviews.
-   Write clear, concise, regulator-ready rationales for each alert.
-   Escalate potential suspicious activity to the Investigations or Compliance Advisory teams.
-   Work towards daily and weekly throughput targets with strong accuracy and quality control.
-   Contribute to improvements in alert calibration, thresholds, and surveillance processes where appropriate.
-   Collaborate with team leads and quality assurance reviewers to maintain consistency and high standards.

### **Requirements**

### **Essential**

-   2+ years’ experience in a **Trade Surveillance**, **Market Abuse**, or **Market Monitoring** role.
-   Strong understanding of MAR and key market abuse typologies.
-   Experience using one or more surveillance platforms such as:

-   NICE Actimize
-   SMARTS
-   Scila
-   Nasdaq
-   ACA / OneMars
-   Behavox
-   Mantas

-   Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret trading behaviour.
-   Excellent written communication, with proven ability to produce high-quality alert rationales.
-   Ability to work under pressure and meet throughput SLAs.
-   UK-based (due to regulatory and project requirements).

### **Desirable**

-   Experience working on alert backlogs or remediation projects.
-   Previous consultancy or contract project experience.
-   Knowledge of fixed income or derivatives trading.
-   Prior exposure to s166 or regulatory remediation work.

### **What We Offer**

-   Competitive day rate
-   Fully remote working environment
-   Opportunity to work on a high-profile, large-scale market abuse remediation project
-   Fast onboarding and weekly payments (via our payroll partners)
-   Long-term contract extension opportunity

### **How to Apply**

If you meet the requirements and are available for an immediate start, please submit your CV through Workable. Early applications are encouraged as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.