Senior Platform and eTrading Architect

• Lead technology initiatives to improve platform resiliency, recoverability, and fault tolerance across eCredit and Portfolio Trading platforms.
• Design and implement scalable architectures that support growing trading volumes and throughput demands.
• Advance observability through monitoring, telemetry, alerting, distributed tracing, and operational analytics.
• Develop capacity management and performance engineering strategies to identify and address bottlenecks proactively.
• Modernize platform architecture with cloud-native, event-driven, and automation-first engineering practices.
• Enhance messaging infrastructure and data distribution platforms, including AMPS-based architectures.
• Analyze production incidents and recurring issues to deliver strategic architectural improvements and reduce operational risk.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture patterns, and best practices for mission-critical trading systems.
• Meet a business-driven start date that will fall 2-4 weeks after offer acceptance.
• Complete GLIDER ID verification as part of onboarding.

We are seeking a Senior Platform and eTrading Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing and delivering large-scale, low-latency distributed trading platforms using Java, Python, and event-driven architectures and a proven ability to drive resiliency, observability, and performance engineering to meet mission-critical trading demands., * 12+ years designing and delivering large-scale distributed eTrading platforms.

• Strong hands-on expertise in Java and Python in high-performance, mission-critical environments.
• Experience with low-latency and Zero-architectures, including JVM tuning, memory management, optimization.
• Deep knowledge of data structures, data modeling, memory layouts, concurrency, and computer architecture fundamentals.
• Expertise in platform resiliency, observability, performance engineering, and scalability.
• Experience with microservices, APIs, messaging platforms, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Preferred Skills:

• AMPS messaging architecture experience, including resiliency, failover, capacity planning, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience with AI-assisted SDLC tools to improve delivery speed, code quality, and engineering efficiency.
• Knowledge of trading workflows, RFQ platforms, pricing engines, and electronic execution systems.

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunities for growth with global clients
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

Additional Details

• Primary Skill: Python
• Secondary Skill: UI Architect
• Tertiary Skill: UX Designers and Visual Designers
• Hours per Day: 8
• Labor Type: Technical

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.