Day Rate: up to 850pd

Contract duration: 6-12 months depending

Location: City of London

Are you an accomplished Senior Software Engineer looking for a dynamic opportunity in the heart of London's financial hub? We are representing a premier Global Investment Bank in search of a talented individual to fill the role of Senior Software Engineer within their Risk Management Technology group.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Development Mastery: Leverage your profound expertise in either Java or Python, backed by a robust 8+ years of application development experience. Assume a leadership role in crafting, refining, and testing server-side components and API implementations, ensuring seamless integration.

• Strategic Collaboration: Engage closely with a diverse team, including business analysts, project managers, fellow developers, and stakeholders. Utilize various programming disciplines on Linux/Microsoft platforms to implement business requirements effectively.

• AWS Prowess: Showcase your hands-on experience with AWS services, covering the spectrum from Containerization (Docker) to Amazon EKS, Lambda, EC2, and S3.

• Full Lifecycle Management: Utilize version control tools like GIT, SourceTree, and collaborative platforms like Jira to navigate the end-to-end development cycle-from requirement analysis to system/module deployment.

• Financial Domain Insight: Capitalize on your background in the financial services industry, ideally with exposure to market risk or counterparty credit risk applications, to contribute to the development of innovative solutions.

Essential Proficiencies:

• Advanced proficiency in either Java or Python, supported by a minimum of 6 years of application development.
• Sound understanding of APIs, coupled with expertise in modular object-oriented design and development.
• Proven experience implementing AWS services, encompassing Docker, Amazon EKS, Lambda, EC2, and S3.
• Competence in version control using GIT, Bitbucket, and SourceTree, and familiarity with Jira for comprehensive development cycle management.
• Strong SQL and/ or Oracle skills.
• Hold a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.

Preferred Expertise:

• Previous exposure to the financial services industry, ideally with experience in market risk or counterparty credit risk applications.
• Familiarity with the intricacies of the market risk domain, including VaR, PnL vectors, and various portfolio VaR calculation methods.

Personal Characteristics:

• Exceptional analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Self-driven with an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving.
• Proactive in issue escalation and follow-up.
• Outstanding time management skills.

Location:

This exciting role is based in London and offers both office-based and flexible working arrangements.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.