Market Risk Senior Developer SME -New York, NY

Market Risk Senior Developer SME (NY, hybrid)
Location: New York, Hybrid, must be in office 3 times a week.
Duration: 1 year

Technical / Functional Expert in Market Risk - Application Development serves as a senior-level developer across multiple Risk IT initiatives.
• Analyzes, designs, develops, deploys, and maintains software applications in support of Capital Markets business units.
• Provides solutions to multiple organizations, with minimal management guidance.
• Employs technical expertise in analyzing, estimating, and developing software applications according to project schedules.
• Participates in design and implementation of complex software components.
• Essential activities include capturing user requirements, writing, testing, deploying, and maintaining computer code, and preparing systems documentation.
• Execution of technical plans performs system analysis, detailed design specifications, unit, component, and integration testing.
• Plans and tests processes to ensure compliance with system requirements, business objectives, security standards and other technical requirements.

Essential Functions:
• Develop and integrate Java/Groovy components within fixed income technology stack that consists of in-house built components and vendor software such as ION, Bloomberg, Polypaths, Murex.
• Leverage familiarity with Fixed Income trade flows, valuations, and risk management to perform software development and systems integration.
• Leverage familiarity with Murex / Polypaths or similar securitized products system in support of Market and Credit Risk business functions.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of complex projects to achieve key business objectives.
• Perform quality assurance functions, provide high degree of technical engineering and support to the team.
• Promote best practices, technology standards and drive continuous improvement.

Skills and Abilities:
• Strong proficiency in programming
• Languages such as Java/Groovy, Python with a focus on systems integration.
• High proficiency with overall Java platform and open-source development tools.
• Strong proficiency in SQL
• Familiarity with SDLC tools and integration frameworks including Git, Gradle, Camel, Kafka
• Familiarity with AWS EC2, S3.
• Ability to work in Agile and Waterfall project models.
• Understanding of fixed income flows and fixed income markets knowledge (ION, Bloomberg, Polypaths, Murex,..)
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including web development, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, test driven development and domain driven design.
• Ability to contribute to multiple projects at the same time.
• Ability to adopt and maintain applicable industry knowledge and best practices.
• Experience in developing and managing distributed multi-tier applications.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience: Information Technology or equivalent field.

Work Experience:
5+ Years Information Technology, Application Development, or similar experience in capital markets.