Quantitative Engineer

Posted:
8/28/2024, 4:24:35 PM

Location(s):
New South Wales, Australia ⋅ Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

  • We embed quantitative analytics within highly critical platforms in the Institutional Banking and Markets (IB&M) division of CBA!

  • You are a quantitative developer/engineer/analyst or exceptional software engineer with a strong numerical or data analytics skillset in Python, and exposure to modern software engineering practice!

  • Together we can build a robust and automated business on top of our industry leading financial tech stack!

See yourself in our team

IB&M is responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with major corporate and government clients and institutional investors, and provides a full range of capital raising, transactional and risk management products and services.

IB&M’s success will be achieved through the effective implementation of our strategic initiatives. QDAT’s (Quants, Data, Analytics and Technology) purpose is to power, transform & grow IB&M, supporting its strategy via a centre of excellence using data, mathematics, insights, and technology to deliver exceptional results for our clients and the wider Group.

Do work that matters

Armed with a Python-based state-of-the-art financial platform and streamlined continuous integration/deployment pipeline, you will be responsible for automating our business end-to-end, ultimately providing insights to our customers, the team, and our stakeholders. As a talented, valuable team player and self-motivated Quantitative Engineer you will bring your skills in Python and data-focused analytics or application development.

You will play a crucial role in our transformative analytics journey, leveraging data-driven insights to provide a comprehensive business overview, drive informed decision-making, automate risk controls, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

On a day-to-day basis

  • You will be part of a nimble team of high-performing engineers going above and beyond, to build creative solutions that deliver impactful outcomes to solve our customers’ most complex financial operational and business problems

  • Utilise your quantitative skillset to put data at the heart of decision making

  • Enable our business to scale through your software engineering skills

  • Your commitment to automate and manage all risks (Financial / operational) will enable our business to endure

  • Digitalise IB&M’s end-to-end deal life cycle from origination through to credit approval to in-life monitoring through to refinancing

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate analytics into business processes and systems.

We are interested in hearing from people who have

Please note that we’re interested in hearing from people who might not meet all the following criteria. We’re open to working with the right candidate to fill any skill gaps during your journey at CommBank. 

  • Demonstrated expertise in numerical skills, quantitative methods

  • Sound understanding of financial markets and/or corporate & institutional lending products is advantageous

  • Proven experience with best-practice software engineering with a high level of software engineering knowledge and ability

  • Expertise as a Quantitative Developer in delivering insights and analysis to improve financial and operational risk posture

  • Commercial focus to allow our business to maximise profitable growth and customer satisfaction outcomes

  • An innate ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders from sales to technical leadership groups

  • Continuously striving to learn new skills along with a positive ‘Can-do’ attitude

  • Knowledge and experience in object-oriented programming, data structures, and optimization techniques to efficiently handle large-scale codebases and improve performance

  • Proficient in Python programming language, with a strong understanding of data analytics packages such as pandas, NumPy, and matplotlib for data manipulation, analysis, and visualisation

  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work

Working with us

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half your time each month connecting in our Sydney office.

We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work for you. 

If this sounds like you, please apply now!

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Commonwealth Bank Australia

Website: https://commbank.com.au/

Headquarter Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1911

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Banking ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Wealth Management