Senior Java Spark Developer - Market Risk

Senior Java Spark DeveloperWe are seeking an expert Senior Java Spark Developer to join our Market Risk Technology team. This is a hands-on Lead Engineer role where the successful candidate will spend a significant portion of their time designing, building, and optimizing Java-based systems while providing technical leadership, architectural guidance, and mentorship within the squad.The Market Risk Technology Team develops software to measure and monitor Market Risk and Capital for the firm's global portfolio. The team is responsible for designing and implementing technology solutions that calculate market risk, support daily risk simulations and analytics estimating potential losses across multiple time horizons, and collaborate closely with Risk Managers, Market Risk Analytics teams, senior management, and regulatory stakeholders globally.The team continuously evolves existing risk management tools, frameworks, and processes, while developing new solutions to meet changing business and regulatory requirements. This is a high-visibility, high-impact opportunity to shape the future of risk technology at scale, collaborate with experts in quantitative finance and technology, and make a meaningful contribution to the firm's risk management capabilities.Job Duties:Build and optimize distributed, scalable data platforms that compute market risk analytics, including Value at Risk (VaR) and Stress Testing for global trading portfoliosArchitect big data solutionsDrive performance tuningPartner with quantitative researchers and risk managersLead technical design and implementation of key components of the Market Risk platformDesign, build, and optimize Java-based systemsCommunicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization to discuss opportunities for improving existing and future technology solutionsImplement scalable and high-performance computing solutions for market risk computation and analysisImplement containerized deployments and integrate with modern data platforms such as Snowflake for cloud-based data processingCollaborate with cross-functional teams and global counterparts to deliver high-quality solutionsOptimize risk data processing pipelines to improve efficiency and response timePartner with Risk, Model Governance, and Compliance stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are accurately implemented in market risk technologyWork in an Agile development environment to ensure timely and efficient product deliveryProvide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers in the squad