Risk Strat - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This person will take a crucial position in the redesign of the risk platform.

This is a firm-wide tool that touches every aspect of a global business in every energy / financial asset class (Power, Gas, Oil, LNG, Carbon Certificates etc).

You will join a top team of; Traders, Quants, Software Engineers and Data Scientists in a group that are thought leaders within the energy trading space.

In order to build the next generation of their valuation and risk system, they are looking for strongPython developers with an affinity for risk modelling and quantitative finance.

As a core member of the Strats team, located in London, UK you will:

Develop a deep understanding of the trading business, specifically deal structures and risk management concepts
Adhere to appropriate internal Python development standards within the SDLC
Participate and contribute in design discussions and code review processes with the dev team
Create effective technical designs and inline code documentation

Qualifications:

What you need to bring

University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or equivalent
Excellent understanding of derivative risk concepts including option pricing and Greek risk measures
3+ years developing with Python on enterpriselevel solutions
Demonstrated experience in the development of robust, maintainable and extensible Python code
Proven data modelling skills to translate business situations into data structures, proficiency in SQL
Proficiency in SDLC management and practices, including peerreviewing, code versioning, bug/issue tracking, and Agile/Scrum development routines
Entrepreneurial drive, ability to work independently as well as in a team
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Full proficiency communicating in English in a business context (verbally & in writing)

Additional qualifications that can help you stand out

Experience with PL/SQL (preferred) or a similar procedural DB programming language (e.g. T-SQL)
Prior experience with building/extending a stateoftheart commodities risk platform using Python
Detailed knowledge of commodity financial and physical deal structures

Personal Characteristics

Team player
Selfmotivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities
Able to work in a high pressure oncall environment with changing priorities
Proactive and customer focused "make it work" mentality
Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
Resourceful and able to think creatively and adapt