Front Office Quant Developer (VP)

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist, VP.

This is a unique opportunity to work directly with the Architects of Vasara. Helping design and prototype the framework which will be used by hundreds of other developers.

Vasara is a joint venture between Technology and Quants, it is our strategic next-generation risk, pricing and analytics platform. Similar in its goals to Quartz, Athena and SecDB.

Although quantitative or financial skills are helpful, your programming abilities will be most highly prized. If you can take an idea / design from prototype form to full scale production rollout, and understand the design considerations and trade-offs, and implement the necessary components with high quality code then you will excel in this role.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Partnership with Technology teams to enhance and improve the capabilities of the new strategic valuation and risk platform

• Integration of pricing and risk analytics in collaboration with other quant teams, providing expertise in design and implementation issues

• Effective communication and collaboration with Business Stakeholders, other Quant Teams, Technology Partners, and Project Management

• Analyze performance, propose remedial or optimization plans, and ensure execution to enhance the new strategic valuation and risk platform for the securities businesses

• Consistently deliver high-quality software and documentation in an Agile SDLC

In this role, you will:

• Participate in complex software design & development activities within an Agile environment

• Use quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems

• Meet deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of policies, procedures, and compliance requirements

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and project managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

• Effectively communicate with and build consensus with all project stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 2+ years of hands-on coding experience, Java and C++ are most relevant

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Experience developing Enterprise scale software platforms.

• 3+ years of Java experience with emphasis on functional programming

• Experience with asynchronous event driven or reactive programming architectures

• Experience working extremely well independently and self motivated

• Ability to develop and drive a project from inception to delivery.

• Master's degree or higher in computer science or finance/mathematics

Job Expectations:

• The base salary range for this role in NY, NY is $144,400-$300,000

Keywords: Quartz, Athena, Xing, SecDb, Enterprise Framework

Pay Range

$144,400.00 - $300,000.00

Posting End Date:

24 May 2024

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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