Job Summary

Serve as a principal architect within the capital markets technology group shaping scalable hybrid solutions based on Core Java and a leading COTS product for derivatives processing. Design and optimize Calypso based back office workflows APIs and extensions that improve operational accuracy reduce settlement risk and help deliver resilient trading and post trade platforms for global clients.

Responsibilities

Design end to end solution architectures for capital markets systems built on Core Java and a major COTS platform to support complex trading and post trade workflows in a scalable manner
Define target application and integration architectures for Calypso implementations that streamline trade capture valuation confirmation and settlement flows across multiple asset classes
Guide detailed design of Calypso extensions and custom modules so that business specific requirements are met without compromising performance maintainability or upgrade paths
Review and optimize Calypso API usage patterns to improve throughput reliability and observability while integrating with upstream trading platforms and downstream finance and risk systems
Create high level and low level design documents for hybrid deployment models that span on premises and cloud environments ensuring that security resilience and regulatory needs are fully addressed
Collaborate with business stakeholders product owners and operations teams to translate back office processing rules into robust technical designs that reduce manual effort and operational risk
Provide architectural governance across multiple project streams by performing design reviews validating nonfunctional requirements and ensuring conformity with enterprise standards and best practices
Drive performance tuning strategies for Core Java services and Calypso workflows so that end to end processing meets service level objectives for latency throughput and cut off times
Partner with quality engineering teams to define test strategies data conditions and automation priorities that validate complex events such as corporate actions lifecycle events and settlement exceptions
Mentor application engineers on design patterns Calypso configuration approaches and secure coding practices so that delivery teams build solutions that are robust testable and easy to operate
Coordinate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to define capacity deployment pipelines monitoring metrics and incident response models for critical back office platforms
Assess third party components and integration options for market data reference data and payment systems to ensure compatibility with Calypso based architectures and enterprise guidelines
Contribute to architectural roadmaps that modernize legacy back office platforms toward modular API driven services that improve time to market and reduce total cost of ownership

Qualifications

Bring proven experience in capital markets technology with hands on exposure to at least one major COTS trading or risk product and solid understanding of trade life cycle concepts
Demonstrate strong expertise in Core Java including multithreading memory management and integration frameworks applied to high volume post trade processing solutions
Show in depth working knowledge of Calypso configuration APIs and extension mechanisms covering trade workflows task stations scheduled tasks and messaging interfaces
Exhibit practical experience with Calypso back office operations including settlements confirmations collateral reconciliation and investigation processes in a production setting
Apply sound understanding of relational databases SQL and data modeling concepts to design resilient data integration patterns for trade cash and position data
Display knowledge of enterprise integration and messaging patterns including use of queues and service interfaces within a hybrid environment that blends on premises and cloud components
Utilize familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery practices code quality tools and automated testing to support reliable and repeatable Calypso release cycles

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