Senior C++ or Java Developer - Market Risk Management & Analysis Company: Major Global Financial Services Firm
Location: New York, NY
Compensation: 100K - 130K
Our client, a Major Global Financial Services Firm is seeking a Senior C++ or Java Developer - Market Risk Management & Analysis. Andiamo Partners represents numerous financial firms as a Tier I recruiting vendor.
Summary
The Market Risk Management & Analysis (MRMA) group is responsible for calculating, for all trading desks and all financial products globally, the Firm’s trading risks arising from market factors. These calculations are analyzed and reported to a variety of audiences, including trading desks themselves, as well as senior management of the Firm, and external regulators. MRMA interacts closely with trading desks for the production of these calculations, as position information, market sensitivities, and pricing calculators are shared between the front office and MRMA.
Market Risk Technology (MRT) provides primary Application Development and Technical Support to the MRMA group. MRT is a global team of over 100 developers located in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangalore.
MRT is looking for strong technologists to participate in the design and development of the Firm’s future capabilities around market risk, as well as to participate in the maintenance, enhancement, and daily operation of the existing capabilities. Ideal candidates will possess a combination of strong technical skills, as well as strong interest in the business processes and financial concepts of portfolio risk. Prior knowledge of risk is desirable, but is not required.
Principal Responsibilities
Work with Market Risk Analysis, Risk Modeling, Corporate Risk and Derivatives Analysis groups within MRMA to develop models and systems for calculating, analyzing, and reporting the Firm’s trading risks. Responsibilities would span full life cycle of development, from initial analysis and requirements gathering with users, through design, development, testing, release and support.
Candidates will have extensive interaction with risk analysts, quantitative analysts, and front office technologists and strategists. High profile and mission critical projects will require candidates to become familiar with the underlying businesses and product lines we support, as well as our coding and design standards.
Experience / Skills
Required
• Significant expertise and professional experience (3-4 years minimum) in at least one of Java or C++
• Track record of technical excellence with an emphasis on quality and focus on testing and continuous improvements
• Strong communication skills
• Strong initiative and sense of ownership
• Strong desire to learn about portfolio risk techniques
• Working knowledge and proficiency in software engineering principles applicable to large systems
• Willingness to learn and work with a proprietary development platform and language (SecDB and Slang)
Preferred
• Knowledge of portfolio risk techniques (value at risk, stress testing, scenario analysis, risk attribution, etc.)
• Knowledge of some area of trading, and basic familiarity with one or more categories of financial instruments
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Jerry Tierney
Senior Technical Recruiter
jerry.tierney@andiamopartners.com Andiamo Partners | 42 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10004
Main: 212-488-1595 | Fax: 212-742-1970
www.AndiamoPartners.com
Andiamo Partners is a globally recognized provider of human capital services to top tier financial institutions.
We pride ourselves on building and maintaining relationships with our candidates throughout their careers. We have highly valued relationships with our clients, and recruit for their locations in NY, NJ, CT and London.
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www.ITWallStreet.com Andiamo Partners specializes in the following:
Business Lines:
Equity (Stocks, Options, Futures, Structured Products, Swaps), Fixed Income (Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, MBS, ABS, Bonds, Treasuries), Hedge Funds, Program Trade, Prime Brokerage, Quantitative Analysis, Commodities, Foreign Exchange (FX), Mutual Funds, Retirement Systems, Clearing Houses, Exchanges, Asset Management, Client Connectivity / FIX, ECN, ATS, EMS / OMS, Market Data, Reference Data, Security Master.
Technology Lines:
Application Development & Integration, Infrastructure Management, Project Management/Business Analysis, Database Management, Information Security, Quality Assurance, Desktop/Helpdesk Support, Trade Floor Technology, Executive IT Management.
