Data Architect (Credit Risk)

Job Location: New York City (Hybrid) (Local Only) Job Type – Contract Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced application Engineer and Data Architect to join our dynamic Credit Risk Capital IT team within Credit Risk Technology Group. As a Senior resource, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the application and infrastructure for Credit Risk Capital. Job Responsibilities and Requirements Lead architecture/technical design discussion considering industry standard technologies and practice, support production operation and resolve production issues as a senior developer in Credit Risk application team Design and implement batch and ad-hoc data pipelines with the Medallion Lakehouse architecture using modern cloud data engineering patterns, primarily in Databricks Build and maintain ingestion flows from upstream systems into object storage (e.g., S3/ADLS) using formats such as Parquet, including partitioning, z-ordering and schema evolution Integrate with external XVA / risk engines, implement orchestration logic to manage long-running external computations Model and optimize risk measures (like EPE, PFE) for efficient query and consumption by BI tools, notebooks, and downstream applications Ensure platform reliability, observability, security (IAM roles, OIDC/Bearer-token auth, encryption) and auditability. Contribute to API design for internal consumers and external services (versioning, error handling, SLAs). Be efficient at documenting. Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities Work experience of 12-15 years as an application developer AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (or equivalent certification; level to be confirmed) Proficient in REST API development using but not limited to Django / Flask / FastAPI etc. Strong domain expertise in Credit Risk and Counterparty Risk Expert-level proficiency in Python including PySpark / Spark for data engineering and analytics Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks , including Medallion Architecture - Lakehouse Solid understanding of SQL, including joins, unions, stored procedures, and query optimization Familiarity with front‑end and back‑end development (experience is a plus) In-depth knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps Exposure to technical architecture design (experience is a plus) Experience in creating product specifications, architecture diagram and design documents Proven experience in Agile software development using JIRA, Confluence, and Zephyr Strong communication skills—able to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely Highly collaborative team player with a proactive, self‑starter mindset Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly Passionate about coding, development and continuous improvement #J-18808-Ljbffr Vaiticka Solution