Senior Engineer, Market Risk Specialist

Ampstek; Sydney; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac Institutional Bank seeks a Senior Engineer, Market Risk Specialist to deliver commodities risk capability within Traded Risk Technology. You’ll lead technical analysis, configuration and delivery to measure and monitor risk across VaR, sensitivities and stress tests.

You’ll partner with Front Office, Risk, Ops and Tech to build scalable, well-controlled platforms and explore AI-assisted analytics to enhance efficiency and reduce operational risk.

Qualifications

• Experience in market risk or financial markets tech within regulated banking.
• Proven ability to configure front office solutions (Murex/Calypso) for risk environments.
• Understanding VaR, sensitivities, stress testing and limits frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical analysis and solution delivery across market risk platforms.
• Configure and optimize front-to-back risk capabilities with vendor tools.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Risk Management and Tech to improve efficiency.

Skills

Market risk

Financial markets technology

Senior stakeholder engagement

Regulated banking

AI engineering

End-to-end delivery

Tools

Murex

Calypso

Job description

As a Senior Engineer, Market Risk Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering

commodities product capability across Westpac Institutional Bank's market risk technology

landscape. Working within Traded Risk Technology, you'll help enhance the platforms that

measure, monitor and report market risk across a complex institutional banking

You'll work across a range of market risk systems and technologies, partnering closely with

Front Office, Market Risk Management, Operations and Technology teams to deliver

scalable, well-controlled solutions. You'll lead technical analysis, product configuration and

solution delivery, helping ensure commodities risk is accurately captured, measured and

monitored through sensitivities, VaR, stress testing and limits frameworks.

In this role, you'll solve complex business and technology challenges, support strategic

initiatives, drive continuous improvement and provide technical leadership across the market

risk platform estate. You'll also have opportunities to leverage automation and AI-assisted

analysis to improve efficiency, reduce operational risk and support delivery outcomes.

What do I need?

Experience within market risk or financial markets technology in a regulated banking

Must have experience configuring front office solutions in Murex or Calypso, capable

of adapting that experience to a market risk environment and developing market risk

solutions within our vendor platform driven environment, across the market risk FIS

engine and Activeviam limits platform.

AI engineering is preferred.

Understanding of market risk concepts including VaR, sensitivities, stress testing,

limits management, market data and regulatory requirements.

Proven ability to analyse complex technology landscapes, perform impact

assessments and solve end-to-end business and technical challenges.

Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across business, risk and technology