Lead Java Risk Developer

Overview

Job Purpose

ICE Clear Credit, Inc.(ICC), a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange Inc., is looking for a Lead Developer in their Chicago, IL office. The Lead Developer will help us architect and build our next generation services for financial markets. ICC is the world's largest systemically important clearinghouse for Credit Default Swaps (CDS). ICC is an entrepreneurial and aggressive organization that implements world-class risk management solutions for the CDS marketplace. ICC Systems span:

OLTP systems for managing business and system workflows

Distributed batch processing systems for quantitative risk analytics

Enterprise Integration systems for ETL and Data Feed Management

Reporting systems for Member, Regulatory and Compliance

User Interface systems for the external marketplace

Intercontinental Exchange is a fast-moving environment that values concise and effective communication. The candidate must be a team player that can work independently, escalating issues when appropriate. Our fluid team works well together and can take constructive criticism in the spirit of improving software quality. This person will be involved in all aspects of software development, from architecture to design, coding, testing, and performance tuning. This is a very hands-on role where you will have immediate impact on our current development projects and play a leadership role in taking our architecture to the next level.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with other internal groups to translate business and functional requirements into technical implementation for the automation of existing processes and the development of new applications

Communicate with internal customers in non-technical terms, understand business requirements, and propose solutions

Oversee the deliverables and timelines of other developers work, providing direction and insight, people management not required

Lead systems analysis, design, development, quality assurance and integration of server applications

Develop detailed design specifications including interface to backend server and service modules

Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution

Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle

Contribute to process improvement initiatives

Remain current with the latest technology and business topic

Knowledge and Experience

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science or Management Information Systems

Must have 10+ years of work experience in a Software Development role, 3+ in a Lead Java role

5+ years of experience building Trading/Price/Risk systems at a financial institution (major bank, hedge fund, prop shop)

Ability to analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from business and technical staff both internal and external to the company

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment and deliver quality software to production within tight schedules

Ability to adjust to rapidly changing requirements and timelines

Track record of completing assignments on time with a high degree of quality

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills

Self-motivated and self-directed in performing responsibilities

7+ years of developing large scale enterprise applications using Java

7+ years using modern frameworks such as Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Camel, etc

7+ years using database development concepts (SQL, PL/SQL, views, etc.)

Experience with Microservice/SOA based architecture

Experience working in an Agile environment

Experience with load/performance testing

Experience developing distributed, High-Performance, Resilient Architecture

Experience using one or more of the following: JMS, REST, WebSockets, Kafka, Redis

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with OTC Credit Derivatives and/or other OTC derivatives - Interest Rate, Structured Products, Options. Candidate with good understanding and experience in working with Pricing / Risk Management / Portfolio Margining Models and Systems is preferred.

Comfortable with Financial Mathematics - including basic statistics and calculus. Familiar with the use of statistical and stochastic models in pricing of financial derivatives.

Experience building trading, price, risk systems related to U.S. Treasury

Experience in developing micro-services in container-based Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, Tanzu)

Experience with NoSQL and bigdata

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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.