Software Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software

Software Engineer 4

In this contingent resource assignment, candidate may:

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering.
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors.
• Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables.
• Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 plus years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Software Engineer (Trade Surveillance)

Experience:

• 10 plus years of relevant professional software engineering experience
• The Trade Surveillance Software Engineering role is responsible for contributing to the technology planning, development, delivery, and embedding of a new third-party Trade Surveillance solution across the US and EMEA regions.
• The successful candidate will leverage deep software engineering expertise alongside strong knowledge of international regulations (e.g., MAD/MAR) and the capital markets regulatory environment.
• This role requires broad experience in full software development lifecycle delivery, including the implementation and integration of third-party and cloud-hosted platforms.
• The engineer will work on both strategic platform initiatives and tactical enhancements to existing surveillance systems, including modernization and rationalization of the overall surveillance technology estate.
• There may also be opportunities to contribute across other surveillance and financial crime technology solutions.
• The position sits within a global Engineering team, partnering closely with local Compliance stakeholders and a broader technology organization primarily based in the US.
• The candidate will participate in vendor management activities and collaborate with vendor engineering teams located in the US and UK.
• While the initial scope is focused on EMEA deployment, the solution is global in nature; therefore, the role requires understanding and incorporating global functional, technical, and regulatory requirements.

The engineer will be responsible for ensuring all development and integration activities comply with company standards related to:

• Third-party risk management
• Information Security
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• The role operates within an Agile delivery model and requires strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• The candidate will translate business and regulatory requirements into robust, scalable, and maintainable technical designs and software solutions.

Required

Skills and Experience:

• Strong software engineering background with experience developing enterprise-scale applications
• Expertise in object-oriented and/or functional programming (e.g., Java, Python, Scala)
• Experience designing and consuming APIs and system integrations
• Broad experience in technology delivery within complex financial systems
• Knowledge of capital markets, Banking, Compliance, and Trade Lifecycle concepts
• Familiarity with international regulations such as MAD/MAR and regulatory-driven systems
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience working within secure, controlled enterprise environments

Nice to Have:

• Experience with cloud platforms and cloud-hosted third-party solutions
• Automation and testing experience (e.g., Selenium, test frameworks)
• Exposure to event-driven systems, messaging, or distributed architectures
• Prior experience contributing to surveillance, risk, or compliance platforms
• Dev Ops or CI/CD pipeline experience

Highly Preferred:

• Prior Trade Surveillance system development experience
• Strong Python or Scala development skills
• Experience building or enhancing regulatory-driven applications
• System integration and enhancement work within vendor-based platforms
• Must have:
  Scala, Spark, MongoDB, Advanced SQL skills
• Financial industry background is highly preferred.