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Job Title: Principal Developer(Trading Risk Systems)
Location: Juno Beach, FL
Job Type: Long-Term Contract
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Developer to lead the architecture, development, and implementation of advanced trading risk management systems. This role focuses on data governance, quantitative analytics, and delivering innovative proof-of-concept (POC) solutions for trading and risk functions.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on development experience and deep understanding of risk data, analytics, and financial technology platforms such as Beacon, CubeLogic, and Dataiku. You will collaborate with trading, risk management, and quantitative teams to design and deliver scalable, high-performance applications aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design, development, and deployment of enterprise-grade trading risk management applications
- Architect and implement POC solutions for quantitative analytics and market risk workflows
- Build and integrate applications using Beacon, CubeLogic, Dataiku, and modern data platforms
- Develop data pipelines, ETL workflows, and data quality frameworks for accurate and timely risk data
- Establish and enforce data governance standards, policies, and best practices
- Partner with trading, risk, and quant teams to translate complex requirements into scalable architectures
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and code-level guidance to development teams
- Evaluate emerging technologies to enhance performance, automation, and analytics capabilities
- Ensure solutions meet regulatory compliance requirements (CFTC, FERC, ETRM standards)
- Deliver secure, reliable, and performant applications across cloud or hybrid environments
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field (Master s preferred)
- 8+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years in a senior or lead role
- Strong coding background in Java, Python, or similar languages
- Experience with trading systems, market risk platforms, or financial data applications
- Proven success architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise applications
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, and MDM principles
- Hands-on experience with Dataiku or similar advanced data platforms
- Proficiency with SQL, relational databases, and NoSQL technologies
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder interaction skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Beacon and/or CubeLogic
- Background in quantitative analytics, market risk, or trading operations
- Knowledge of energy trading markets and commodities
- Experience with machine learning, predictive modeling, and advanced analytics
- Understanding of risk metrics (VaR, Greeks, scenario analysis)
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks: ETRM, CFTC, FERC
- Experience with Agile/Scrum development
- Expertise in microservices architecture and API development