Trading System Architect with commodities trading and financial risk
Posted 22 hours 35 minutes ago by Aardvark Consulting
Location: Hybrid role 1 day per week in Denmark
Key skills: Trading System Analyst, financial trading, commodities trading, energy, metal, ags, financial risk, bank, banking, open positions, exposure, market comparisons, software architecture, integration architecture, open positions, credit exposure, market price comparison, C#, Kubernetes, Event Hub, Rest,
We are seeking an experienced Trading Systems Architect with a strong background in commodities trading and a deep understanding of financial risk to join our fast-paced technology and trading environment. The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing and implementing systems that provide Real Time visibility into trading positions, market exposures, and price discrepancies, supporting both Front Office and risk management functions.
This is a highly cross-functional role working closely with trading desks, financial risk teams, and software engineering to deliver resilient, high-performance solutions, software architecture and integration.
Key Responsibilities:
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Design and develop risk-aware trading systems, with a focus on Real Time data accuracy and operational robustness.
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Build and maintain integration points with upstream and downstream systems, such as market data providers, clearing platforms, and internal risk engines.
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Ensure comprehensive tracking of financial risk, open positions, exposure, market price comparisons and PnL across commodities and derivatives.
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Implement systems to reconcile internal valuations with external market prices, supporting daily risk oversight and reporting.
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Collaborate with risk departments to ensure systems meet regulatory and operational requirements.
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Architect cloud-native solutions using modern infrastructure tools (eg, Kubernetes, Azure Event Hub).
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Maintain and evolve services and APIs (primarily RESTful APIs) using C#/.NET and related technologies.
Required Skills and Experience:
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Proven experience in financial trading environments, preferably within commodities (energy, metals, ags, etc.).
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Strong understanding of financial risk concepts, including market risk, credit exposure, market price comparison and PnL reconciliation.
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Solid experience designing software and integration architectures in distributed systems.
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Proficiency in C#/.NET with experience in building microservices and Back End APIs.
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Experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Azure Event Hub, or similar event-driven architectures.
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Deep familiarity with Real Time data processing, position management, and risk reporting.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across trading, risk, and technology teams.
What We Offer:
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Opportunity to work on mission-critical trading and risk systems in a high-impact role.
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Collaborative environment across technology, trading, and risk functions.
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Flexible working arrangements (hybrid, 1 day per week in Denmark required).
This is an English speaking role.
Please send your CV for immediate and confidential interviews.