London Real-Time Risk Developer — Python & AWS

Lithe Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global trading organization is looking for a Risk Developer in Greater London to develop and maintain Python-based risk analytics platforms hosted on AWS. The role requires expertise in market risk concepts and performance optimization, along with strong collaboration with data engineering teams for efficient data processing and reporting. With a focus on cutting-edge cloud-native systems, this position offers a chance to significantly impact risk management.

Qualifications

• Expert-level programming in Python with strong focus on performance optimization.
• Experience in risk or trading systems with 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Understanding of market risk concepts including VaR and P&L attribution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk calculation services on AWS.
• Build data pipelines for VaR sensitivities and stress reporting.
• Integrate pricing models and valuation systems into a unified risk framework.

Skills

Python programming

AWS (Lambda, ECS, Glue, CloudWatch, S3)

SQL

Pandas

PySpark

Git

CI / CD tools

Terraform

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related discipline

Tools

Kafka

SNS / SQS

Job description

A global trading organization is looking for a Risk Developer in Greater London to develop and maintain Python-based risk analytics platforms hosted on AWS. The role requires expertise in market risk concepts and performance optimization, along with strong collaboration with data engineering teams for efficient data processing and reporting. With a focus on cutting-edge cloud-native systems, this position offers a chance to significantly impact risk management.