Market & Credit Risk IT

Synechron Technologies Hong Kong Limited_HONGKONG Company; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a skilled Risk Technology Consultant for our Hong Kong office to lead the build-out of a global risk technology platform supporting market risk and counterparty credit risk.

You will collaborate with traders, risk managers, and quants to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance systems enabling real-time risk assessment and regulatory compliance. Strong DevOps, SDLC mastery, and Asia-region experience are key.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project or product management experience in financial technology.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with large-scale financial-risk tech applications.

Responsibilities

• Partner with risk managers, quants, and traders to implement risk-management technology.
• Support adoption of risk technologies in Asia region.
• Promote modern engineering practices including CI/CD and cloud-native development.
• Ensure security, scalability, and performance for sensitive financial data.
• Contribute to regulatory-compliant project delivery.
• Prioritize backlogs and manage technical debt for timely feature delivery.

Skills

Project management

Agile

DevOps

SDLC

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

AirFlow

Snowflake

Job description

The Risk Technology group builds and supports a global risk platform enabling the Risk Management group to oversee all areas of risk across the Firm. The risk platform provides capabilities for measuring, quantifying, analyzing, reporting, and controlling exposures across market risk and credit risk. We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Risk Technology Consultant for our Hong Kong office to work closely with traders, risk managers, and quants to drive the build out of a global risk technology platform. The platform will support financial risk technology focused on market risk and counterparty credit risk. The role is key to the Risk Technology’s strategic expansion into Asia and will also contribute significantly to the global team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the development of scalable, secure, and high-performance systems that enable real-time risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with risk managers, quants, traders, and technology teams to implement technology solutions for risk management
• Support the development and adoption of risk technologies within Asia region
• Support the adoption of modern engineering practices including CI/CD, test automation, and cloud-native development (AWS, Kubernetes, AirFlow, Snowflake).
• Ensure systems meet high standards of security, scalability, and performance, particularly in handling sensitive financial data.
• Contribute to the delivery of projects aligned with regulatory requirements
• Manage technical debt, prioritize backlogs, and ensure timely delivery of features and enhancements.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of project or product management experience within financial technology domain
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in Agile development process
• Software development experience in large scale application, ideally focused on financial risk technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong background in financial services, particularly in market risk, counterparty credit risk, or risk analytics.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is highly preferred.
• Experience working in global financial services firm SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

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At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions.

Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms.

Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more.

Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams.

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