Nicoll Curtin Technology

Head of Data Science & Engineering - Investment Banking/Front Office/AI/Analytics - Inside IR35 - London - £DOE Per Day Are you a proven leader in Data Science and Engineering with expertise in the Front Office of an investment bank? Can you define data strategies, engage with senior traders and quants, and deliver innovative solutions that drive trading and risk decisions? This is a unique opportunity to lead transformative data initiatives within a global financial institution. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Define the data vision for the Front Office, enhancing trading, pricing, and risk workflows. Data Solutions Delivery: Build scalable, Real Time analytics platforms using Databricks, Azure, Spark, and Delta Lake. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior traders and quants to deliver data-driven insights and strategies. AI Integration: Apply AI and machine learning to optimise trading and provide predictive analytics. Team Leadership: Mentor and lead data engineers and scientists, fostering technical excellence. Data Governance: Ensure robust data quality, governance, and compliance in high-stakes environments. Your Expertise: Front Office Experience: Extensive experience in investment banking with deep knowledge of trading workflows. Technical Mastery: Proficient in Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Python, Spark, and Delta Lake. Strategic Influence: Strong track record of engaging senior stakeholders and delivering impactful solutions. Advanced Analytics: Expertise in AI, machine learning, and Real Time data processing This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world class organisation at a critical time, make contact today to find out more. Paul

Django Developer Are you an experienced Python developer with strong knowledge of the Django framework? Are you interested in developing the Back End of dashboards and financial services applications used by an international hedge fund based in Vienna? Have you done some Front End development with any JavaScript framework? If so this could be the perfect next Django Developer role for you. You will be joining a larger development team that is distributed across New York and Vienna, who develop the Back End services for the fund's Dashboards and Back End systems. The team perform approximately 70% Back End development with Python using the Django framework (however, would consider candidates with Flask experience) and 30% Front End development with React. There is a heavy data component to the role and as such you will be working with both SQL (Postgres) and NoSQL databases and using Redis for caching. You will get the opportunity to be involved in a blend of predominantly greenfield and some maintenance work. The core focus of the role is on what you can deliver from a technical perspective, so previous experience working in financial services or a hedge fund are simply a nice to have, rather than an essential requirement for this role. However, given the nature of the business it is essential that you are based in Vienna or committed to relocating to Vienna and happy to work from their office 5 days a week. If you are interested in finding out more about this Django developer role

Are you an experienced Senior JAVA software engineer with a passion for clean code? Have you been involved in the rearchitecture of large monolithic applications into Microservices? Are you interested in becoming part of a team that is responsible for API development, which enables developers to develop their own microservices? If so, this could be the perfect Senior JAVA Software Engineer job for you! You will join a specialist team based in Zurich that take responsibility for API development. The team developed an integration engine that enables developers to develop their own microservices. They are a crack team that take responsibility for digitalisation efforts. They do this by following a strict Agile approach to development, making use of high test coverage and also Cucumber for BDD. The core competencies are strong JAVA development skills, good knowledge of the Spring framework (Boot, Integration), microservices and Kafka for streaming. Given the nature of their work, there is containerization using Docker & Kubernetes. From a Front End perspective, the team use React, although Angular experience is also ok, provided you are happy to use React. As part of this team you will get the best of both worlds in the sense that you will work for a large well funded firm, but get to operate without as much of the classic red tape associated with a large environment. The team communicate in German and as such German fluency is mandatory The initial contract will run for 6 months but the expectation is that this will be a long term engagement with multiple extensions, depending on performance. If you are interested in finding out more about this Senior JAVA Software engineer job, please send your CV to (see below) or alternatively you can call me

Data Engineer Are you an experienced Data Engineer interested in solving complex data challenges for a leading international hedge fund in Vienna? Do you have strong Python and SQL skills coupled with a background in solving real business challenges and an interest in learning about the financial markets? If so this could be the perfect next Data Engineer role for you. You will be joining a data engineering team that is distributed across New York and Vienna. The team are responsible for supporting all areas of the fund including Research, Operations and Trading taking care of 3 main components. Improving the quality and speed of data delivery by building the data infrastructure. Building strategies to understand what business users want and how they understand data and finally production support for the data pipelines. Technically the team develop with both Python and SQL, Docker and Kubernetes are used for CI/CD, Redis for caching, the core database is Postgres and they also use gRPC. Although prior experience in the financial markets is desirable rather than essential, any Data Engineers that have knowledge of Futures, Options, Commodities or FX or have specifically worked in a hedge fund before will receive preferential treatment. If you are interested in this rare and unique opportunity to work for an international hedge fund, please send your CV to (see below) or alternatively you can call me

JAVA Solution Architect Are you an experienced JAVA Solution Architect looking for your next contract job? Have you architected full stack JAVA and Angular/Typescript solutions utilising a Domain Driven Design approach? Are you still happy to be hands on and cut code for a near greenfield project? If so this could be the perfect next contract job for you! As the core Solution Architect, you will be working together with another senior developer to define the architecture as the bank moves away from a Legacy application. The current application is written in JAVA and the new application will be heavily message driven making use of JAVA, Spring Boot microservices, Kafka, deployed via Kubernetes and have an Angular/Typescript Front End. The interesting challenge will be that you will be involved from overseeing this from conception through to rollout, keep your hands dirty in writing code and also oversaw the leadership and mentoring of small development team. Given the urgency of this project, preference will be given to candidates that can start immediately - although there is some flexibility on this point. The current set up means that you will be home office based 4 days of the week and travel to the office once per week. If you are interested in finding out more about this JAVA Solution Architect contract job, please send your CV to (see below) or alternatively call me

Are you an experienced Quant developer with a passion for risk management/modelling? Do you have strong software development skills in Python, R, C# or F#? Are you keen to work for a successful but growing Hedge Fund? If so this could be the perfect Risk Developer job for you. You will be joining a close knit team that are responsible for performing Quant analytics for the firm's Portfolio Managers. The team operate in a hybrid technology and Quant capacity. This entails developing and improving operational processed by ensuring they are more automated, working as the layer between the technology team and the portfolio managers and performing data analysis of very large data sets. The group has expanded rapidly, which provides numerous technical challenges and the opportunity for a clear career trajectory either deeper in Quantitave Analysis or alternatively into the trading/portfolio management space. This is a unique opportunity to be a key part of a successful Hedge Fund and get to learn from real expert Traders/Portfolio Managers. The team are hiring multiple levels of experience. Developers with strong programming skills and a keen interest in learning about Trading will be considered and similarly candidates with excellent knowledge of Quantitative Analysis and multiple years of experience will also be considered. What is essential is a good technical background in a programming language such as Python, R, C#, or F#. Excellent numerical and analytical skills, Excel skills and an interest in financial products. The firm focus on Options and Volatility trading, as such any interest or experience with Volatility markets would be highly beneficial - but proven Quant experience in any asset class will be considered. If you are interested in this Quant developer job and want to find out more please send me an updated version of your CV to (see below), if you do not have an updated version of your CV and would like to find out more, then please give me a call.

Xamarin Developer - London I am looking to hire someone who has experience in Xamarin Development to join a team and provide best standards and also mentorship to junior team members. Key Skills: - Xamarin Development - C# Coding - Andriod OS Configuration - DevOps skills This is a permanent role operating a hybrid model (2/3 days per week) in London.