Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst – Pricing, Risk & Analytics

Westbury Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Westbury Partners in Sydney, NSW, seeks a results-driven Quantitative Analyst to design and deploy pricing, risk, and analytics applications for Fixed Income trading. You will solve complex quantitative problems, enhance libraries, and build real-time tools to support trading decisions.

Ideal candidates hold a postgraduate quantitative degree and have strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and Excel VBA, with experience across cash and derivative products.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or equivalent quantitative discipline.
• Prior experience as a Quantitative Analyst within Fixed Income.
• Expert understanding of cash and derivative products.
• Advanced mathematical reasoning and data-analysis capabilities.
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, Excel VBA.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of quantitative application development from design through deployment.
• Enhance pricing and risk models and support analytics infrastructure.
• Work with cash and derivative products across Fixed Income markets.
• Develop solutions using Python, SQL, Excel VBA, or comparable technologies.
• Translate complex quantitative requirements into reliable, production-ready applications.
• Analyze data to support trading decisions and business objectives.
• Continuously improve performance, functionality, and usability of quantitative tools.
• Contribute to expansion of sophisticated Fixed Income trading capabilities.

Skills

Python

SQL

Excel VBA

Quantitative analysis

Education

Postgraduate degree in quantitative field

Job description

Westbury Partners – Sydney NSW

Full time

3d ago , from E-Financial Careers Australia

Develop sophisticated pricing, risk, and analytics solutions for fixed income trading, combining quantitative expertise, programming, and financial modelling to solve complex problems and deliver capabilities.

What You'll Do:

• Develop pricing, risk, and analytics applications for the Fixed Income trading business.
• Solve complex quantitative and analytical problems across the trading lifecycle.
• Enhance quantitative libraries and analytical capabilities.
• Develop and deploy real-time spreadsheet and software applications.
• Build new capabilities that improve trading processes and accelerate business objectives.
• Apply mathematical reasoning and data analysis to challenging financial problems.
• Work collaboratively with experienced traders, quantitative specialists, and technology professionals.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Taking ownership of quantitative application development from design through deployment.
• Enhancing pricing and risk models and supporting analytics infrastructure.
• Working with cash and derivative products across Fixed Income markets.
• Developing solutions usingPython, SQL, Excel VBA , or comparable technologies.
• Translating complex quantitative requirements into reliable, production-ready applications.
• Analyzing data to support trading decisions and business objectives.
• Continuously improving the performance, functionality, and usability of quantitative tools.
• Contributing to the expansion of sophisticated Fixed Income trading capabilities.

Why Join Us:

• Work on some of the most challenging quantitative problems within Fixed Income trading.
• Combine financial markets expertise with software engineering and quantitative analysis.
• Own projects across thefull application lifecycle , from concept and design to production.
• Work alongside an experienced and diverse team of trading and quantitative professionals.
• Gain exposure to pricing, risk management, analytics, and real-time trading applications.
• Join a collaborative, high-performance environment where learning, problem-solving, and innovation are encouraged.

About You:

• Postgraduate degree inEngineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science , or another quantitative discipline.
• Prior experience as a Quantitative Analyst within Fixed Income.
• Expert understanding ofcash and derivative products .
• Advanced mathematical reasoning and data-analysis capabilities.
• Strong programming skills inPython, SQL, Excel VBA , or similar technologies.
• Engineering mindset with a strong focus on delivery and practical outcomes.
• Conscientious, reliable, resilient, and pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
• Strong collaborative instincts and excellent communication skills.
• Motivated by solving complex problems and building impactful solutions.

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