Principal Software Architect – Cloud & Software Platforms 
📍 Location: Zurich, Switzerland | 💰 Salary: CHF 130’000–135’000 base + 20% bonus 
🏡 Work model: Hybrid (2 days/week remote, flexible)

A high-impact opportunity is available for a Principal Software Architect with a strong background in software development and a deep, hands-on understanding of cloud-first architectures. This role is perfect for someone who combines technical strategy with real coding experience, and who thrives on working closely with engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

You’ll lead the design and implementation of secure, cloud-native architectures, collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure high performance and reliability. You’ll work with Azure or AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, and support data-driven initiatives through Snowflake, Databricks, and visualization tools like Power BI or Grafana. Your hands-on knowledge of C#, Java, Python, .NET, Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular will be crucial.

We're looking for someone with 10+ years of experience in architecture and development who can confidently bridge technical detail with business priorities. You should be fluent in German and English (C1+), and comfortable with occasional on-site visits 🚗.

This role offers a competitive package: CHF 130’000–135’000 base salary, a 20% bonus, flexible working hours, and a hybrid setup with two remote days per week (negotiable based on project needs). You’ll be part of a collaborative, modern, and forward-thinking tech team solving impactful challenges every day 🌍🚀.

Principal Software Architect – Cloud & Software Platforms

Kirsten Fuchsloch

I have a brand new contract role (6 month initial) with a financial services client of mine based in Galway. This will be paying up to €500 per day.

 

Key Skills:

<ul>
	<li>Extensive hands-on experience designing and building software systems
	<li>Deep familiarity with modern database platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Oracle)
	<li>Proficiency in object-oriented programming, Python preferred
	<li>Solid experience with cloud ecosystems, AWS preferred
	<li>Expertise in developing scalable ETL pipelines and data workflows
	<li>Exposure to CI/CD tools and DevOps practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Terraform)
	<li>Understanding of messaging and queuing systems (e.g., SQS, SNS, Artemis MQ)
	<li>Experience with job orchestration and batch processing tools (e.g., Control-M, AWS Batch)
</ul>

*Please note you must have a Stamp 4/EU citizenship to be considered*

Senior Data Engineer

My client, a leading regional financial institution, is seeking a Senior Quant Risk Analyst with deep experience in Risk Analytics to join their expanding team in Hong Kong. The team is responsible for providing Governance and Risk guidelines on new product/service launch, methodology changes and model reviews. Reporting to the Head of Quantitative Risk Management, you will be responsible for the following: 
 

Responsibilities 
 

<ul>
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Develop, implement, and maintain risk analytical models, particularly VaR/ES Models, to measure and monitor risks across the organisation.
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Analyse and interpret market data to identify trends and potential risks
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Collaborate closely with IT/Quant Development, Risk Management and Business Analysis teams, as well as other stakeholders, to provide risk-related insights on Derivative positions.
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Work hand-in-hand with the overall Risk department to ensure alignment of risk metrics and methodologies across the organisation
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Analyse portfolio risk metrics and conduct stress testing to assess the impact of potential market scenarios on the portfolio, providing regular reports to senior management
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Ensure that the team is regularly producing high-quality documentation in line with organisational standards.
</ul>

 
Requirements

<ul>
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Highly analytical and detail-oriented with a Masters/PhD degree in a Quantitative field (Physics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, etc.)
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Minimum 8 years of experience in financial markets, with hands-on expertise in Derivatives Pricing and Risk modelling.
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Solid Market and/or Liquidity Risk Management experience from a reputable financial institution.
	<li style="text-align: justify;">In-depth understanding of financial and investment products, related risk factors, and trading dynamics
	<li style="text-align: justify;">CPF, CFA, FRM, etc. qualifications are preferred, with excellent Python skills and experience
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Solid communication skills, with the ability to effectively explain complex concepts and manage diverse stakeholder relationships.
	<li style="text-align: justify;">Fluency in English, with Cantonese and Mandarin a great benefit
</ul>

Senior Quant Risk Analyst 

<div style="text-align: justify;">My client is a leading Global DeFi proprietary trading firm that prides itself on its state-of-the-art Technology and Infrastructure as well as its rigorous Mathematical approach to portfolio construction and trading.  They are seeking an experienced Quant/HF Trader experienced in researching signals, building alpha-models, developing and executing strategies to lead the research, development, deployment, and execution of various high-frequency, market-neutral trading strategies.</div>
 
Responsibilities

<ul>
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;">Design, implement, and refine on-chain trading strategies, reducing latency to improve tick-to-trade to fill orders. 
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;">Conduct thorough market analysis to identify trading opportunities, leveraging data from blockchain networks and decentralised exchanges.
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;">Build real-time, automated trading algorithms that interact directly with smart contracts and decentralised protocols.
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;">Leverage custom datasets and analytics tooling to guide model development and execution logic.
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;">Deploy robust risk frameworks to ensure capital efficiency and downside protection in volatile markets. 
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;">Work closely with other traders, developers, and data scientists to enhance trading models, share insights, and drive collective success.
</ul>
 
Requirements

<ul>
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Excellent academic record from a highly reputable university, Masters or PhD preferred, in Mathematics, Physics, Operational Research or related fields of study. 
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Minimum 8 years’ experience in Quantitative Trading, preferably in a market-making or latency-sensitive context. Quant Strats with Delta-Neutral, Delta 1, Vol, and Market Making background are desired too. 
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Does not need to be Crypto, but they need to be willing to move into it.
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Strong programming skills in Python and TypeScript, Rust skills and experience will be highly advantageous. A familiarity with Solidity and smart contracts is a plus.
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Curiosity and conviction about crypto and decentralised markets, immediate experience in crypto is a plus, not essential, but a willingness to move into the space is. 
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Excellent problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and exploiting trading opportunities.
	<li style="text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 36.0pt;">Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and evolving market structures, and to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
</ul>

Senior Quant Trader - Crypto

My client is a Hong Kong based Asset Management Company with a solid and formidable track record managing hedge funds and long only funds. Currently seeking Senior Operations Manager to manage Daily Fund Operations & NAV Preparation and Reconciliation, reporting to while assisting the COO with compliance work, you will be responsible for the following. 
 
Responsibilities 
 Daily fund operations
<ul>
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Responsible for all corporate actions while overseeing the daily work of 2 juniors
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Manage trade entry and affirmation process (via PMS), and monitor trade settlements
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Custodian and Prime Broker reconciliations 
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Liaise with prime brokers, fund administrator and system vendors on break resolution
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Cash management - margin and collateral, facilitating payments
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 36.0pt;">Monitor short positions and fulfil disclosure obligations
</ul>
NAV Preparation and Reconciliation 

<ul>
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Weekly NAV estimates
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Point of liaison with prime brokers and fund administrator
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">NAV and P/L review, ensure accuracy of accounting entries against fund administrator
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Checker of monthly fund valuation
	<li style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Calculating investor and distributor fee rebates
</ul>

<ul>
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Monitor fund capital activities 
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Streamline operations process, look for deficiencies and improvements.
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Work along with Risk and Finance on operations control and annual fund audit
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Ad-hoc projects (e.g. investors due diligence, broker onboarding)
</ul>
 
Requirements

<ul>
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Degree holder in Accounting and Finance or related discipline
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">3-6 years of relevant work experience in Fund Accounting and/or Hedge Fund Operations
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Basic understanding of financial products (Options, Fixed Income, Swaps, NDFs)
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Solid knowledge/experience with PMS systems, proficient in Microsoft Office, with Python skills being highly beneficial
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 36.0pt;">Highly motivated with a “can do” attitude, ability to multi-task and innovative, with great attention to detail.
	<li style="margin-top: 0.0cm;margin-right: 0.0cm;margin-bottom: 0.0cm;text-align: justify;margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 36.0pt;">Fluency in English, Cantonese and Mandarin
</ul>

Senior Operations Manager

Site Reliability Engineer - DevOps – Financial Services, CI/CD, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Splunk

 

I’m looking for a DevOps Engineer for a leading consulting company based in London. You need to have strong experience with DevOps and Development within production, supporting multiple applications. You need to have experience working on Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).

 

Key Skills

<ul>
	<li>CI/CD
	<li>Python
	<li>AWS
	<li>Banking experience
</ul>

 

Hybrid 3 days per week from Battersea.

 

Offering up to £70k salary.

 

Must hold British or EU Citizenship or ILR - no sponsorship available.

 

Site Reliability Engineer - DevOps – Financial Services, CI/CD, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Splunk

SRE - DevOps 

We are looking for an Application Manager or Application Specialist to join our client. You’ll play a vital role in keeping complex, business-critical applications running smoothly.

<ul>
	<li>Act as the central link between business users, IT teams, and external software providers
	<li>Translate business needs into technical solutions by managing updates, releases, and testing processes
	<li>Drive the evolution of applications — ensuring performance, uptime, and cost-efficiency
	<li>Implement automation and continuous integration strategies using DevOps practices
</ul>

Requirements:

<ul>
	<li>Solid experience in application management
	<li>Hands-on background in both development and application operations, ideally with exposure to DevOps
	<li>Familiarity with programming languages
	<li>Skilled in requirements engineering and writing functional specifications
	<li>Excellent command of German and English
</ul>

Application Manager 

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 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 and their cloud provider is AWS.

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 company has a very flexible work from home policy, you are expected to be available to come to the office when needed but otherwise are flexible.  
 
You will ideally speak fluent German, however candidates will be considered without the language skills.

If you are interested in finding out more about this Senior JAVA Software engineer job, please send your CV to yves.amar@nicollcurtin.com or alternatively you can call me on 044 5785 330.

JAVA Developer

I have a new role for a senior platform engineer with a financial services client of mine based in Galway. This role will fall within the application/infrastructure security team, therefore allowing you to gain knowledge and experience in the cybersecurity area. 
 

Skills required:

<ul>
	<li>Cloud/Devops experience and data skills
	<li>Experience in automation and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
	<li>Knowledge of application security (e.g., Pen Testing, SCA, SAST, DAST) and API protocols (REST, SOAP, GraphQL, etc.) is a plus
	<li>Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 and secure coding practices
</ul>

Responsibilities:

<ul>
	<li>Develop and maintain security tools for CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
	<li>Evaluate and leverage technologies to eliminate application vulnerabilities.
	<li>Improve automation, test coverage, and production health.
	<li>Collaborate with business partners to deliver effective solutions.
	<li>Document and share processes to promote knowledge transfer.
</ul>

Principal Software Architect – Cloud & Software Platforms

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