Contract Market Risk Production Support Developer

Contract Market Risk Production Support Developer

MUST be local to New York City, Hybrid 2-3 days onsite

This position requires a BA/BS in computer science/engineering, or data science/engineering, along with 5+ years of experience in IT system development and support. The role is primarily focused on Production Support (70%), with Development and bug fixing responsibilities (30%), for a Risk Technology Platform that supports large-scale batch processing in a financial environment.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Provide day-to-day production support, including monitoring, issue investigation, incident resolution, and root cause analysis for critical batch processes and applications.
• Work on enhancements, bug fixes, and small development tasks to improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, including writing and optimizing complex queries, stored procedures, and functions for large batch jobs.
• Current ETL processes are built using SSIS (C#/.NET), with an ongoing migration to Databricks and Python familiarity with both legacy and modern tools is essential.
• Solid Python skills with experience using NumPy and Pandas for data processing and transformation.
• Familiarity with Tidal (or equivalent job schedulers) for managing batch workflows.
• Experience using Jira and exposure to other monitoring or ticketing systems for issue tracking and coordination.
• Good understanding of Market Risk concepts, including the ability to interpret VaR (Value at Risk) and PnL (Profit and Loss) calculations.
• Experience with Fixed Income and Securitization products is a plus.