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A leading global financial institution is seeking an experienced Surveillance Calibration specialist to join its established surveillance function on a 6-month contract basis. This is a hybrid role (4 days in) looking to pay up to £430 a day umbrella This is a highly analytical and hands-on role focused on the calibration, validation, and optimisation of trade surveillance scenarios across global capital markets businesses. Working closely with surveillance, compliance, and risk stakeholders, you will play a key role in enhancing alert effectiveness, reducing false positives, strengthening regulatory coverage, and improving surveillance outcomes. The successful candidate will bring experience within a financial services environment, alongside strong expertise in surveillance systems, scenario tuning, quantitative analysis, and market abuse risk management. Key Responsibilities Execute surveillance scenario calibration and re-calibration activities using quantitative and statistical techniques. Optimise surveillance thresholds and parameters to improve alert quality, effectiveness, and productivity. Conduct validation and effectiveness reviews of surveillance scenarios, assessing regulatory coverage, product scope, and design integrity. Analyse alert performance, identify trends, and recommend enhancements to surveillance controls and methodologies. Partner with surveillance and business stakeholders to apply qualitative judgement alongside quantitative outputs. Develop and maintain surveillance dashboards, management information, and performance reporting. Support the continuous improvement of surveillance frameworks, standards, and governance processes. Prepare high-quality reporting and presentations for senior management, audit, and regulatory stakeholders. Contribute to regulatory reviews and internal audit activities relating to surveillance controls and effectiveness. Required Experience 3+ years' experience within trade surveillance, market surveillance, or market abuse surveillance in a financial services environment. Recent hands-on experience calibrating, tuning, validating, or optimising surveillance scenarios. Experience working with surveillance platforms such as SMARTS or equivalent market surveillance technologies. Strong understanding of market abuse risks, surveillance methodologies, and regulatory expectations. Experience supporting institutional sales and trading or capital markets businesses. Demonstrable experience reducing false positives, conducting threshold testing, and improving alert effectiveness. Ability to articulate calibration methodologies, risk assessments, and measurable surveillance outcomes. Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working within global organisations. Technical Skills Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities with experience interpreting surveillance data and performance metrics. Experience using tools such as Python, SQL, R, or similar analytical technologies is advantageous. Proven ability to develop reporting frameworks, dashboards, and management information. Understanding of surveillance alert logic, parameter management, scenario tuning, and optimisation methodologies. Candidate Profile Analytical and detail-oriented with a data-driven approach to problem solving. Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders through insight and evidence-based recommendations. Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on enhancing surveillance effectiveness and efficiency. Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates