Market Risk Python Quant Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Market Risk Python Cloud Engineer for a right-to-hire assignment with a premier financial services client in Jersey City, NJ.

You will operationalize pricing models on a massive compute grid across AWS and GCP, ensure accurate re-valuations across scenarios, and build the orchestration layer for millions of tasks. The role requires strong C++/Python, cloud expertise, and a background in distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience designing and operating large-scale compute grids.
• Expert-level cloud experience (AWS or GCP) including batch processing, containers, and serverless.
• Deep containerization and orchestration expertise (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong C++ and Python programming skills.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with distributed systems, performance tuning, and IaC.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize pricing models on a colossal grid.
• Re-value millions of trades against thousands of historical scenarios with speed and stability.
• Architect the distributed compute grid on AWS and GCP for pricing models.
• Design orchestration layer to distribute tasks across CPU/GPU cores.
• Deploy and version control a library of pricing models for distributed execution.
• Monitor and optimize cloud grid performance, cost, and resources.
• Collaborate with quantitative teams to integrate models into production.
• Engineer data logistics to ensure market data and configurations are available at runtime.
• Ensure pricing engine is highly available and meets recovery objectives.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Python

C++

Distributed systems

Performance tuning

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Market Risk Python Cloud Engineer for a right to hire assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Jersey City, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Take the sophisticated pricing models developed by our top quants and operationalize them on a colossal grid.
• Ensure that millions of trades can be re-valued against thousands of historical market scenarios with extreme speed, efficiency, and rock-solid stability.
• Architect the system that answers the most fundamental question in risk: "What is it worth, right now, under this scenario?" The performance and reliability of the platform you build will directly determine the firm's ability to manage risk and meet its most critical regulatory obligations.
• Architect, build, and manage a massive-scale, distributed compute grid on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) for running financial pricing models.
• Design and implement the orchestration layer responsible for distributing millions of pricing tasks efficiently across hundreds of thousands of CPU/GPU cores.
• Deploy, manage, and version control a diverse library of quantitative pricing models, ensuring they run optimally in a distributed environment.
• Obsessively monitor and optimize the performance, cost, and resource utilization of the cloud grid, driving continuous efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with quantitative development teams to seamlessly integrate new and updated pricing models into the production grid.
• Engineer the data logistics to ensure that the correct market data, trade data, and model configurations are available for every calculation at runtime.
• Ensure the pricing engine is highly available, resilient, and capable of meeting stringent recovery time objectives.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of professional experience with a proven track record of designing, building, and running applications on massive-scale compute grids.
• Expert-level, hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud provider (AWS or GCP), including their batch processing, container, and serverless offerings.
• Deep expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong programming skills in languages common to high-performance computing, such as C++ and Python.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• A strong background in distributed systems, performance tuning, and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues in a high-pressure, large-scale environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with quantitative research, trading, and risk management teams.

Preferred Skills

• Prior experience in a similar role within the financial industry (e.g., running large-scale Monte Carlo simulations, VaR calculations, or XVA pricing grids) is highly desirable.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/.

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