Partner with business, risk, model, and technology teams to translate complex market risk and fixed income requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Support market risk processes including sensitivities, stress testing, scenario analysis, VaR, pricing, and valuation workflows.
Work with fixed income and structured products, including
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
Asset-backed or securitized products
Other structured fixed income instruments
Develop, enhance, and troubleshoot applications, scripts, and integration components using Python and Java.
Support pricing pipelines, risk data flows, market data integration, and valuation processes within the PolyPath ecosystem.
Analyze system issues, performance bottlenecks, data discrepancies, and production incidents related to PolyPath and downstream risk systems.
Collaborate with front office, risk, finance, infrastructure, and application development teams to ensure accurate and timely delivery of risk analytics.
Support migration, modernization, and integration initiatives involving legacy trading or risk systems and PolyPath architecture.
Improve platform stability through automation, monitoring, alerting, and issue resolution processes.
What You Bring
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required
Master's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Preferred
Required Qualifications
Expert-level knowledge of PolyPath.
Strong experience in market risk, preferably within banking or capital markets.
Strong programming skills in Python and Java.
Solid understanding of fixed income products, pricing, valuation, and risk analytics.
Experience supporting risk models, valuation tools, pricing engines, or market risk platforms.
Ability to troubleshoot complex system, data, and pricing issues across multiple technology platforms.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to explain technical and market risk concepts clearly to both business and technology teams.
Experience working in a large banking, financial services, or regulated financial institution environment.
5+ years of experience in banking, capital markets, financial technology, or market risk technology preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working directly with front office, market risk, finance, model validation, or quantitative teams.
Strong knowledge of structured fixed income products, especially
MBS
CMO
ABS
Securitized products
Understanding of
Pricing
Valuation
Sensitivities
Stress testing
VaR
Scenario analysis
Yield curves
Risk factors
Market data
Experience with system integration using APIs, messaging frameworks, batch processes, or data pipelines.
Experience supporting real-time or high-volume capital markets platforms.
Strong production support, issue management, and root-cause analysis experience.
It Would Be Nice For You To Have
Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.
Work Authorization & Sponsorship
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment.
What Else You Need To Know
The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.
Base Pay Range
Minimum
$145,000.00 USD
Maximum
$180,000.00 USD
We Value Your Impact
Your contribution matters and it’s recognized. You can expect a fair and competitive rewards package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. We know rewards go beyond numbers. Offering more than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future. Santander Benefits - 2026 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)
Risk Culture
We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.
EEO Statement
At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Working Conditions
Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.
Employer Rights
This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.
What To Do Next
If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. If you require any assistance or accommodation due to a disability or any other reason, please contact us at TAOps@santander.us to discuss your needs.
