Senior Risk Specialist, Analytics Infrastructure

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TMX's Post Trade Risk Management team manages financial risks for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) and The Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), developing and maintaining robust procedures, models, systems, and reporting aligned with TMX policies, TMX risk appetite, and PFMIs.

The Senior Specialist will act as the foundational lead for our analytics infrastructure. You will own the core deployment pipelines, database management, and version control systems that empower our quantitative developers. Acting as the primary bridge between the Risk team and TMX GTS, you will ensure our technical environment is robust, scalable, and capable of supporting complex financial calculation applications.

Given the dynamic nature of our team, we are seeking a candidate with a hybrid skillset. In addition to infrastructure leadership, you will leverage your foundational knowledge of financial risk management to contribute directly to quantitative development, data analytics, or reporting projects when infrastructure demands fluctuate.

This role reports to: Senior Manager, Quantitative Risk Management

Job Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in office) - based in Montreal, QC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure & CI/CD Management: Design, maintain, and optimize the automated deployment pipelines and artifact repositories (Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Vault) for the Risk Integration team.
• Platform Engineering & Deployment: Oversee the containerization and delivery of Python-based calculation applications to our application servers and production environments.
• Database Administration & Architecture: Manage the Risk analytics databases, ensuring data integrity, optimized schema design, and seamless ingestion of monitoring data from GTS transactional systems.
• Quantitative Development & Risk Analytics (Hybrid Focus): Act as a versatile quantitative developer by stepping in to design, build, and maintain risk calculation applications, financial models, or BI tools during periods of lighter infrastructure demand.
• Cross-Functional Technical Liaison: Act as the primary technical point of contact with TMX GTS. Translate the Risk team's architectural needs, express infrastructure requirements, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Automation & Governance: Establish and enforce best practices for code versioning, environment management, and automated deployments across the quantitative development lifecycle.

Skills and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Financial Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience: 5+ years of hybrid experience spanning Platform/Data Engineering and quantitative or risk application development, ideally within a financial institution.
• Risk Management Knowledge: Solid understanding of core financial risk management concepts (market, credit, or liquidity risk) and financial products.

Technical Skills:

• • Expert proficiency with CI/CD and version control tools (Git, Nexus, Jenkins, Vault).
  • Strong knowledge of Database Management, schema design, and SQL.
  • Experience with containerization and deployment architecture (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Advanced proficiency in Python, not only for scripting and automation, but also for data analysis and supporting quantitative risk models (e.g., Pandas, NumPy).

Nice to Have:

• Certifications: FRM or PRM designation.
• Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with financial market infrastructures (CDS/CDCC) and Post-Trade clearing.
• Tools: Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau) and the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).

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Wellness - From empathetic leadership to a culture of flexibility and balance, we believe wellness at work creates the maximum yield and a stronger “we”. Plus, with a cloud-first and hybrid workstyle, as well as generous time-off and leaves, we support a life well lived! 

Growth - From a growth mindset in our work, to expansion in our business, TMX is home to action-takers energized by the achievement of ambitious growth.

Ready to enrich your career with impactful work, leaders who truly care, and the flexibility and programs to help you thrive as part of #TeamTMX ? Apply now.

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