Vice President, Lead Market Risk Engineer, Java

The Company is seeking a VP Lead Market Risk Engineer with a strong background in Java development to join their newly established centralized technology organization. This high-visibility team is at the forefront of the firm's technology strategy, focusing on building and supporting platforms for risk, analytics, and other critical business functions. The role is pivotal in the organization's early stages and expansion, offering the opportunity to influence the future direction of the platform. The successful candidate will be responsible for solving complex technical problems at scale, with a focus on distributed systems, large-scale data and analytics platforms, and cloud modernization initiatives. Applicants must have a minimum of 8 years of software engineering experience, a robust Java development background, and a proven track record in building distributed systems or large-scale enterprise platforms. Experience with cloud technologies, particularly AWS, is preferred. The role requires technical leadership skills, with the ability to remain hands-on, and strong system design and architecture capabilities. While financial services experience is beneficial, it is not a mandatory requirement. The ideal candidate will be part of a team that is engineering-first, with a culture that values hands-on technical leadership and is open to strong engineers from both financial services and leading technology companies.