About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice. We’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?
About the role
As a Senior Financial Engineer, you will make an impact by developing and enhancing pricing, risk, P&L, and trade lifecycle solutions supporting financial markets operations.
You will be a valued member of our Financial Services Consulting team and work collaboratively with Front Office traders, Risk Management, Finance, Data, and Technology teams. You will combine financial markets expertise, quantitative analysis, and technical problem-solving to deliver scalable solutions in a complex, regulated environment.
In this role, you will:
- Partner with FX and Interest Rate traders, Risk Management, and Finance stakeholders to design, validate, and enhance pricing, risk, P&L, and hedging processes.
- Translate trading desk requirements into scalable solutions covering trade capture, valuation, market data integration, risk reporting, and data lineage.
- Analyze and explain P&L drivers, sensitivities and Greeks, Value at Risk, stress-testing results, and hedging effectiveness, including performing root-cause analysis when required.
- Design and optimize complex SQL queries, database views, and stored procedures to support analytics, reporting, data quality, and system performance.
- Contribute to end-to-end solution delivery, including requirements gathering, design, model implementation, testing, deployment, production support, documentation, and governance controls.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3-4 days per week onsite at a client or Cognizant office in New York, New York. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.
What you must have to be considered
- At least 10 years of experience in financial engineering, Front Office quantitative analysis, trading-focused business analysis, risk analytics, or a closely related role supporting trading desks.
- Strong knowledge of FX and/or Interest Rate products, such as spot, forwards, swaps, options, cross-currency products, basis products, and Interest Rate derivatives.
- Advanced SQL skills, including experience writing complex queries and working with database views and stored procedures.
- Solid understanding of pricing methodologies, market data, Greeks, Value at Risk, stress and scenario analysis, and P&L explain.
- Experience with trade lifecycle processes and data flows across Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Risk, and Finance.
- Experience delivering solutions through the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, SIT, UAT, release management, production support, and documentation.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical and quantitative concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- An advanced degree in Financial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
These will help you succeed
- Hands-on experience with Murex MX.3, particularly simulation capabilities, FX products, and Front Office, Risk, or Back Office modules.
- Experience with Interest Rate curve construction, volatility calibration, pricing libraries, and market data integration.
- Knowledge of P&L attribution frameworks and risk-to-P&L alignment.
- Experience implementing model controls, including back-testing, benchmarking, documentation, and governance processes.
- Familiarity with Python, pandas, VBA, or other programming and scripting tools commonly used by trading and risk teams.
- Experience with business intelligence or reporting tools used to distribute financial analytics.
- Relevant certifications or coursework in quantitative finance, risk management, or data engineering.
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Compensation
The annual salary for this position is $81,000 - $129,000 annually, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and applicable benefits.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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