Senior Developer - Risk IT Function

Trafigura; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commodities trading firm is seeking a highly skilled Senior Developer to join their Risk IT function. In this role, you will develop and maintain risk management applications, enhance data quality, and implement models for evaluating financial products. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in Python, experience with cloud services, and a deep understanding of financial risk management. This position offers a dynamic work environment in the heart of London.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in financial services, commodities trading, or risk management IT.
• Strong programming skills in Python and at least one other modern language.
• Experience with risk management data sets including market, credit, and liquidity risks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk management applications on cloud infrastructure.
• Enhance data quality and ensure the integrity of risk datasets.
• Implement models for evaluating financial products and their associated risks.

Skills

Python programming

Cloud services proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

EKS

Airflow

Kafka

Gitlab

ArgoCD

Job description

Main Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Developer to join our Risk IT function. This role will play a crucial part in developing our risk management systems and infrastructure, primarily hosted on the cloud. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of financial products, risk management data sets, and practical experience with cloud services and most recent data engineering related technologies.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk management applications and tools on cloud infrastructure.

• Enhance data quality and ensure the integrity of market risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk datasets.

• Implement models for evaluating financial products and their associated risks (Greeks, P&L, VaR, stress tests, scenarios, etc.).

• Develop high-quality code in Python and other languages to support various risk management functions.

• Collaborate effectively with risk management teams, traders, and front office teams to understand their needs and deliver robust solutions.

• Take ownership of the risk platform, ensuring accuracy and reliability in all risk management processes.

• Stay updated with the latest developments in cloud services and financial risk management practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5-10 years of experience in a similar role within financial services, commodities trading, or risk management IT.

• Strong programming skills in Python, and at least one other modern language.

• Proficiency in cloud services and build tools, including but not limited to EKS, Airflow, Kafka, Gitlab, ArgoCD or equivalent.

• Familiarity with financial products, their evaluation models, and Greeks.

• Experience with risk management data sets, including market risk (Greeks, P&L, VaR, stress tests, scenarios), credit risk, and liquidity management risk (FVA).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in a commodity trading environment.

• Proven track record of owning and managing production systems.

Key Relationships and Department Overview

Key Relationships

Risk management teams, traders, and front office IT teams

Reporting Structure

Reporting directly to the Global Head of Risk IT

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce! We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.