Salary: 45,000 - 70,000 GBP per year Requirements:
* We are seeking a skilled Java Spark Developer with over 7 years of software development experience, including a minimum of 3 years specializing in Java Spark and big data frameworks. You should have strong proficiency in Python and Java Spark, alongside a solid understanding of core Spark concepts, such as RDDs, DataFrames, and Spark Streaming. It is important that you have experience in financial markets and risk management, as well as knowledge of financial instruments. Familiarity with market risk concepts, including VaR, Greeks, scenario analysis, and stress testing, is also essential. You should have hands-on experience with Hadoop and Spark, and be proficient in using tools like Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines. Excellent problem-solving skills, a strong mathematical and analytical mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced financial environment are critical for this role.
Responsibilities:
* In this role, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing scalable Java Spark-based data pipelines to process and analyze large-scale financial data. You will design and implement distributed computing solutions for risk modeling, pricing, and regulatory compliance. Ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval using Big Data technologies will be a key part of your work. You will implement best practices for Spark performance tuning, including partitioning, caching, and memory management. Maintaining high code quality through testing, CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git, Jenkins) is also crucial. Additionally, you will work on batch processing frameworks for market risk analytics.
Technologies:
* Big Data
* CI/CD
* Git
* Hadoop
* Support
* Java
* Jenkins
* Python
* Spark
More:
This opportunity is a Contract to Permanent position located in Canary Wharf, London, with a requirement to be onsite 3 days a week. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and make a real difference in the finance domain, we would love to hear from you. We embrace diversity and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please let us know, and we will be happy to assist you in exploring the next steps in your career. Join us in shaping the future of financial analytics with cutting-edge technology!