Senior Platform Engineer CONTRACT

IT Search; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,700 - 166,050; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Dublin office (Sandyford)

Ownership of a critical risk programme

Tier-1 finance employer

Long-running contract potential

Competitive daily rate

Job summary

IT Search is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for Market Risk Technology in Dublin with hybrid work arrangements. You will modernise core risk systems, write Python automation, and tune databases while collaborating with multiple teams to close remediation work.

The role requires deep Java (Spring Boot) and Python experience, plus solid database tuning skills. Financial markets background and UI experience with React are strong advantages.

Qualifications

• This role expects deep Java and Python experience across real systems.
• Proven track record delivering remediation or upgrade projects.
• Comfort discussing with senior stakeholders and cross-team coordination.
• Experience with React or similar UI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on engineering: modernising Java apps to Spring Boot microservices; Python automation; SQL tuning.
• Remediation delivery: drive closures, upgrades, and compliance fixes end-to-end.
• Cross-team orchestration: influence and coordinate 10+ teams without formal reporting lines.

Skills

Java (Spring Boot)

Python (Flask/FastAPI)

SQL performance tuning

Stakeholder communication

UI experience (React)

Market Risk domain

Tools

DB2

SQL Server

Job description

Senior Platform Engineer – Market Risk Technology (Dublin – Hybrid)

We're rebuilding the engine room of a global financial institution. Not the shiny front-end stuff. The core systems that price risk, run the numbers, and keep the regulators happy.

And we need someone who actually enjoys that kind of challenge.

What you'll actually do

This isn't a \"sit at your desk and write perfect code\" role. You'll split your time between three things:

• Hands-on engineering – Modernising legacy Java applications to Spring Boot microservices. Writing Python automation to replace manual processes. Tuning SQL. Upgrading platforms. Getting your hands dirty across the full stack.


• Remediation delivery – Driving vulnerability closures, EOL upgrades, and compliance fixes from identification through to audit sign-off. This is where the real value is.


• Cross-team orchestration – Herding cats across 10+ teams (DBA, Cyber, Infra, Governance, Vendors). Nobody reports to you. You'll need to influence, negotiate, and keep things moving without throwing elbows.

What you bring

• Deep Java (Spring Boot) and Python (Flask/FastAPI) – you've built and modernised real systems in both


• Solid database experience – DB2, SQL Server, or equivalent enterprise databases with tuning know-how


• A track record of driving remediation or upgrade programmes to closure


• The maturity to talk to senior stakeholders without losing your sanity


• React or other modern UI experience? Big plus


• Market Risk or financial markets background? Even better

What's in it for you

• Work at a tier-1 name in global finance (no introductions needed)


• Real ownership of a programme that actually matters


• Hybrid setup – 3 days a week in our Dublin office (Sandyford)


• 6-month rolling contract with genuine long-term stability – we've got people in similar roles here for 7+ years


• Strong daily rate that reflects the calibre we're after