Java Software Engineer with Trading experience

Software EngineerLooking for a hands-on Software Engineer with experience in Risk development projects and exposure to the Commodities industry for our client in Houston, Texas. Working on trading and risk user solutions, you should know market data and understand its use in modeling and pricing for risk metrics and reporting. You must be passionate about technology and have experience developing Java-based, enterprise-wide solutions. The successful candidate will be adept at partnering with end-users to elicit requirements, analyze problems, design solutions, and lead teams to deliver tangible business value & benefit. This role will report to the Head of Risk Technology working on a multi-year program of work developing a brand new greenfield risk platform, ensuring they meet architectural and engineering best practices and guidelines. Collaborating with your peers, you will liaise closely with technologists across the global teams as well as our key business stakeholders, which include the Global Head of Strategies and the Chief Risk Officer, to ensure solutions integrate into our landscape seamlessly. You should have a delivery-focused background in Agile environment, and a desire to identify and develop strategic solutions, while also constantly looking to challenge status-quo to bring your own ideas and strive for improvement. Key Responsibilities Hands-on development role Work closely with business users to understand processes and capture requirements Actively seek to identify and drive improvements and innovation Acquiring business knowledge and system knowledge to further individual development Represent and promote client IT, both internally and externally Qualifications Strong core Java knowledge and development expertise Hands-on Service oriented technologies experience Experience with DevOps tools AWS or Azure exposure and understanding of how it can be utilized in a hybrid environment SQL and relational database experience Web development using modern frameworks like ReactJS is desirable Commodities or Financial Services background Understanding of forward curves, volatility surfaces, pricing, and risk metrics Why is This a Great Opportunity This is a great opportunity to join one of the largest integrated energy and commodity trading companies in the world.