Principal Risk Engineer | 12-month initial contract (Outside IR35) | London
Location: London - Hybrid
Job type: Contract
Cititec has partnered with a leading global commodities trading company, who are looking to bring a Principal Risk Engineer into their London team.
This is a senior technology leadership position within the Risk Technology function, with responsibility for the firm's risk technology landscape, playing an important part in the longer-term evolution towards a more real-time, automated and scalable risk platform, working closely with senior technology, trading and risk stakeholders.
What you’ll do:
- Own the delivery and evolution of critical CTRM and risk technology capabilities.
- Lead the onboarding, integration and implementation of new CTRMs and related platforms.
- Provide senior technical leadership across risk technology initiatives.
- Lead and develop a small team of highly capable technology professionals.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical and operational issues.
- Collaborate closely with trading, risk, technology and business stakeholders.
- Drive improvements across platform scalability, automation, reliability and performance.
- Contribute to the evolution towards real-time risk and next-generation risk technology.
- Help define the technology roadmap and bridge existing CTRM capabilities with future-state platforms.
- Work closely with engineers and architects across Python, C++, data and cloud technologies.
Requirements:
- Significant experience within commodities trading, financial markets, CTRM or risk technology.
- Strong understanding of trading workflows, trade lifecycle and market risk.
- Proven experience implementing, integrating or onboarding complex CTRM or risk platforms.
- Strong technical background with experience across areas such as Python, APIs, databases, data platforms and distributed systems.
- Experience leading, mentoring or managing technical teams.
- Ability to operate comfortably between detailed technical discussions and senior stakeholder engagement.
- Strong understanding of scalable, high-performance technology environments.
- Experience working closely with trading, risk and technology teams.
- Exposure to real-time risk, cloud-native architecture or high-performance data processing would be beneficial.
- Experience with technologies such as Python, C++, ClickHouse or Iceberg would be advantageous.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative, pragmatic approach.
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Principal Risk Engineer employer: Cititec
Cititec offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment in the heart of London, making it an excellent employer for those passionate about commodities trading. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to continuous learning opportunities and the chance to work alongside industry experts, enhancing your skills in risk management and reporting. The company's commitment to innovation and efficiency ensures that you will be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to driving success in the biofuels and oil sector.
