Lead Java Engineer

The XVA and Cross Asset Margin technology teams actively develop and enhance a set of co-operative, strategic systems and services which are regulatory driven and have a direct bearing on how the Group manages risk arising from trading, including both market and counterparty credit risks. You will be responsible for calculating margin requirements for OTC bilateral derivatives and optimizing margin requirements for clients by considering offsets across various financial products using models like VaR, SIMM and Credit Stress. Your role will involve providing support to traders, salespeople, risk managers, financial controllers, and operations staff. As the Lead Java Developer, you will be a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. Your primary objective will be to lead applications systems analysis, design, and programming activities. This is a senior technical position where you will be responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team to drive a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition, and deployment of hardware, software, and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. Your responsibilities will include providing expertise in your area and advanced knowledge of applications programming, ensuring application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint, and developing standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation. You will need to develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals, guide the team to establish design standards to improve efficiency of development workflow and product rollout, and take ownership of smooth Production releases planning and execution. Additionally, you will oversee software quality and system modifications, serve as an advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, and analyze existing operations to identify risks and redundancies. You will liaise with team members and management to ensure projects are completed to application development and governance standards, keep up-to-date with industry trends and developments, and resolve a variety of high-impact problems/projects through an in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards. To qualify for this role, you should have 10+ years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role with hands-on coding experience. You should demonstrate thought leadership in designing complex and distributed systems, have in-depth knowledge of Java, Spring, Kafka, Distributed Cache/Systems (e.g. Apache Ignite), and hands-on experience with relational databases like Oracle. Any experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB and Python is preferred. Great exposure to microservices architecture, API first design thinking and implementation using Rest, websocket, and gRPC, along with experience building applications on cloud platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift is desirable. You should have proven implementation of design patterns and enterprise-level architecture, strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong organizational and project management skills, UI tech stack knowledge, business knowledge of Margin, CVA, XVA, regulatory stress testing, understanding of Risks (Greeks), risk calculation models like VaR/SIMM, and the ability to work with Quant team are preferred. For education qualifications, a completed Bachelors in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent, and a Masters degree are preferred.,