Senior KDB Engineer CGEMJP00311705

12 Days Old

Overview Role Title: Senior KDB Engineer Duration: contract to run until 15/09/2026 Location: Hybrid, London 3 days onsite Rate: up to £432.40 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 (With some Flexibility) Clearance required: You must either hold Active SC Clearance or be Eligible to obtain it Qualifications and Requirements
Mission of the eFI Algorithm Trading team in the front office environment is to help develop and analyse the Pricing, Trading, Hedging and Risk Management algorithms for Fixed Income products. This role is within a small KDB+ development team focused on pricing and risk management for the FI Algo Trading desks. The team has short feedback cycles, frequent deliveries of hours to days, direct contact to stakeholders and the trading desk. Your core attributes will include: Clear communication & systematic reasoning. Deep experience with Q/KDB+ working in a similar environment, experience with TorQ framework for KDB+ advantageous. Have front office knowledge of the FI business or quantitative finance. UNIX/Linux OS knowledge. Knowledge about software delivery processes and methodologies and test strategies. Familiarity with qspec and qunit frameworks useful. Knowledge of Altair Panopticon would be a distinct advantage.
Key Responsibilities
Liaise with traders to understand requirements and draw parallels with and leverage on solutions in other products lines within Algo Flow trading. Help monitor the deployment of new and modified trading algorithms to ensure we are compliant with the firm's obligations and that the release process is strictly adhered to. Design, develop, test and deliver application change to meet the needs of the FI Algo trading desks - this will include both API and schema design, and a significant amount of work on real-time KDB+ processes. Design dashboard in Altair Panopticon to monitor the trading algorithms. Perform ad-hoc statistical analysis of algorithm performance, behavior, market data, client behavior. KDB maintenance and evolution Compliance monitoring tool development Provide technical assistance and 3rd line support to internal Production Support teams. Participation on software releases which may be performed out of hours/weekends.
Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the London Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer. Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence. Application Note All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Location:
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime

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