Computer Science jobs in United Arab Emirates

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Global Markets has expertise combined with deep local market knowledge to deliver a variety of risk management, financing and investment solutions to our clients. The Global Markets team offers capabilities across origination, structuring, sales, trading and research. Offering a full suite of fixed income, currencies, commodities, equities and capital markets solutions, Global Markets has firmly established itself as a trusted partner with extensive on-the-ground knowledge and deep relationships.

The Modelling & Analytics Group (MAG) is accountable for design, development and delivery of real-time pricing models, risk models, and core infrastructure, enabling pricing, market data, intra‑day risk reporting capability, and portfolio‑level analytics including reporting and capital optimisation.

The role of Quantitative Analysis will work in MAG CPM, focusing primarily on capital model development, testing, documentation and offering quantitative solutions to the business across asset classes. These activities are critical to supporting independent review of models, governance approval, regulatory engagement and overall business activities.

• Maintain and extend the in‑house capital library, especially for banking books.
• Produce analytics documentation and test material and outputs.
• Provide day‑to‑day support for all relevant business units.
• Improve existing and implement risk and regulatory related analytics.

• Provide quantitative solutions to support the business in generating revenue for the bank.
• Understand front‑office concerns in order to bridge the gap between the front office and back office.
• Focus on products, model, and strategy development, maintenance, testing and documentation.

• Work closely with Global Markets business teams, analysing trades and asset‑origination opportunities for execution and ongoing measurement and management.
• Maintain and develop multi‑asset risk/capital management quantitative library and applications.
• Use of Haskell and our in‑house variant, Mu; C++; Haskell.

• Ensure adherence to all internal and external regulations.
• Support Operational Risk monitoring via reports and data provided to Compliance and BORM.
• Assist in ensuring that appropriate and documented internal controls and procedures are in place.

• Set appropriate tone and expectations amongst colleagues and work in collaboration with partners.
• Contribute to continuous process improvement and sharing best practice.

• Be aware of and understand the main risks facing the group and the role’s part in managing them.
• Embed Operational Risk monitoring as an integral part of the business process; effectively carry out the role under Compliance Risk Management and Operational Risk Management Assurance.

• Ensure models are developed and maintained in‑line with applicable policies and standards.
• Comply with the Operational Risk Framework.
• Proactively support the implementation of the Group Model Risk policy.
• Be responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas.
• Be aware of, and understand, the regulatory framework in which the group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Be willing to speak up in the event of any realised or perceived breach of group conduct rules or laws by colleagues.
• Be willing to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank; ensure compliance in letter and spirit with all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalated, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

• MAG developers.
• Model implementation delivery (MAG Cortex, SABRE, etc.).
• Group Model Validation.
• Business colleagues, trading, etc.

• Understand, acknowledge and comply with the requirements on individual accountabilities and responsibilities set out in applicable local laws and regulations as well as SCB internal policies.
• Effectively ensure and intensify internal controls while keeping abreast of developments of applicable local laws and regulations on accountabilities.
• Perform job duties with diligence, contributing to efforts as an individual or team member to avoid any actual or potential legal sanctions, regulatory penalties, material financial loss or adverse reputational impact on the bank.
• Be responsible for failure to follow relevant rules and processes, failure to properly perform the responsibilities, and implementing corrections.
• Cooperate with any investigations or reviews on regulatory failures such as accountability review.

• Computer science, physics or mathematics background (master's or PhD, MFE).
• 2+ years of experience in developing/validating financial market pricing/risk models in an international investment bank.
• Good knowledge of basic numerical methods, stochastic calculus and probability theory.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent C++ programming, including OOP and template concepts; knowledge of functional programming is a plus.

• Experience developing/validating regulatory capital models (credit risk, market risk).
• Experience in banking book is a plus.
• Knowledge of financial market products, market conventions and regulatory requirements.

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose—to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise—to be here for good—is achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do.
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well and not so well.
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term.

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time‑off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which totals 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market‑leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first‑aiders and all sorts of self‑help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values‑driven organisation that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity across our teams, business functions and geographies—everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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