Software Engineer (Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk)

Who are we:

KBC Global Services is the engine behind KBC Group – a leading bank-insurance group with over 41,000 talented employees serving more than 12 million clients across Europe.Since 2021, we have been supporting the digital transformation of KBC Group providing software development, QA, AI and other IT solutions working on a wide range of projects combining classical IT with digital banking. 

We are the development team supporting Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk within KBC’s Trading Risk domain.

Working closely with our business colleagues, we build and maintain the applications that help KBC monitor, manage and prevent trading-related risks. Our solutions support the Trading Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk Competence Centers, as well as KBC Group’s dealing room activities.

Our team brings together business and IT colleagues across different locations, combining deep functional expertise with strong technical knowledge. We value collaboration, ownership, continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

The Trading Risk domain is constantly evolving due to regulatory changes, new financial products and changing business requirements. At the same time, we are modernizing our technology landscape, including a major transformation towards a SaaS-based reporting solution integrated with Edison, KBC’s strategic data platform on AWS.

 

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of technology, data, financial markets and risk management, while continuously developing both your technical and domain expertise.

 

As our Software Engineer, you would have the following responsibilities:

• Maintain and continuously improve Trading Risk applications, ensuring their reliability, stability and performance.
• Manage application and data integrations across vendor solutions, internal systems and the Edison platform, including data transformation and processing.
• Contribute to the implementation of our new SaaS-based reporting solution, supporting design, integration, testing and releases.
• Investigate incidents and data issues, identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions and improvements.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement, reducing manual work and improving the efficiency, quality and accuracy of processes and reporting.
• Collaborate with business experts, Risk Managers and fellow engineers to understand business needs and translate them into reliable technical solutions.

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Key competencies that will help you succeed

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex issues and identify root causes.
• Experience with or a strong interest in software engineering, application management and system integration, including how applications, data and processes connect.
• Good understanding of data and database concepts, with the ability to use queries, scripts or similar tools for investigation, validation and testing.
• An interest in automation, system reliability and continuous improvement, with a focus on building sustainable solutions.
• A collaborative and learning mindset, with the ability to work effectively with business and IT stakeholders, quickly develop new technical and functional knowledge, and share expertise within the team.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

 

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, SA-CCR, banking products, financial instruments or banking regulations.
• Experience with Edison, AWS-based data platforms, ETL, scripting, scheduling or technical integrations.
• Knowledge of SQL, relational databases and data modelling, including experience working with and validating large datasets.
• Understanding of functional modelling, such as use cases and data models.
• Experience with testing and release processes, including test planning and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with Agile ways of working, such as Impact Mapping, Story Mapping, Story Slicing or SAFe.

 

If you find this job opportunity interesting and you recognize yourself in the above, apply via the button with your CV in English.

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Recruiter Name

Militsa Atanasova Daskalova