Real-Time Risk Platform Architect (VP) – Hybrid NYC/NJ

The Cypress Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cypress Group seeks a Prime Risk Platform Architect – VP to shape the architecture of a next‑generation client risk management platform. You will lead the design of a low‑latency, high‑throughput, highly available system delivering real‑time credit, market, and liquidity risk analytics across asset classes.

Utilizing cloud and streaming technologies—AWS, Kafka, Spark Streaming, Kubernetes, and data lakes—you’ll guide multiple teams and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Experience designing low-latency, high-throughput platforms.
• Hands-on with cloud and streaming tech to handle real-time analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture of a real-time risk platform for credit, market, and liquidity risk across asset classes.
• Set platform standards, reference architectures, and scalable frameworks.
• Coordinate across front-office risk desks, quantitative teams, and engineering leadership.

Skills

AWS

Kafka

Spark Streaming

Kubernetes

Data Lakes

Job description

The Cypress Group seeks a Prime Risk Platform Architect – VP to shape the architecture of a next‑generation client risk management platform. You will lead the design of a low‑latency, high‑throughput, highly available system delivering real‑time credit, market, and liquidity risk analytics across asset classes.

Utilizing cloud and streaming technologies—AWS, Kafka, Spark Streaming, Kubernetes, and data lakes—you’ll guide multiple teams and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.