Job Summary
This is a greenfield development opportunity to design, build and implement the next generation derivatives platform. We are committed to modernize our infrastructure and aligning our operating model to a client-led framework. This is our key strategic project to bring innovation to market participants in trading, clearing and risk management of the derivatives markets.

We are looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to join us as the System Development Lead in the Risk Management System. The incumbent will primarily focus in the derivatives pricing and risk modeling area and have the opportunity to develop and work with new technology. He/she will be part of the mission critical platform development team and will have the privilege to work closely with seasoned, enthusiastic technologists across the IT Division as well as the exposure to work with various business stakeholders across HKEX.

Job Duties
Responsibilities:

Manage system development life cycle and oversee project implementation including the requirement definition, resource estimation, system design and development, functional and technical testing, production migration and documentation.
Head the internal development team for systems development and testing.
Design and implement systems with modern technologies, high availability and scalability; investigate and resolve design defects and technical issues.
Perform quality review for software design and code changes.
Collaborate with teams across IT and business departments.
Ensure system development and operation in accordance with the IT development standards and guidelines, and corporate policies and frameworks.

Requirements:
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Engineering or related disciplines.
• 10+ years system development experience in large scale systems, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Strong skillsets in Java, C++, Python, Perl, RESTFul, SQL, React JS, JSX.
• Solid experience in application architecture design and development in Spring Boot, Linux, data modelling, micro-services and containerized architecture platform.
• Experience in DevOps framework and tools (eg. Jira, Git, Jenkins, etc) and automated testing frameworks like Selenium, Jasmine or JUnit.
• Familiarity with object storage, databases, noSQL and data manipulation tools for handling and analyzing large datasets.
• Strong analytical skill and mindset, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Knowledge and experience in cloud technology is preferred.
• Understanding of quantitative finance concepts, in particular derivatives pricing, risk modeling, and portfolio optimization is a definite advantage.
• Good in mathematics; knowledge of in-memory DB and messaging technologies is a plus.
• Good communication skills to work and interact with internal IT teams and business stakeholders.