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About the Role
Fixed Income Technology is seeking a senior technology leader to join the Global Trading Solutions’ Commodities Technology team. This role is responsible for designing, delivering, and operating trading systems for Commodities desks, acting as the primary technology partner to the Commodities Trading desk and product owner. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in developing resilient, scalable, and compliant trading systems in Java, driving automation and electronic execution.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end Commodities trading technology platforms, including electronic execution, RFQ workflows, OMS, Trade Capture, lifecycle management, amendments, real-time pricing, and risk/position views.
- Define and evolve the technical strategy with a low latency, event-driven architecture for electronic Commodities trading.
- Drive adoption of microservices, streaming, and resilient design patterns across pricing and execution flows.
- Manage real-time integrations with Trading venues and protocols, market data and pricing sources, and risk, position, and downstream systems.
- Translate trading and product requirements into clear technical designs and delivery plans.
- Lead multi-year technology initiatives such as OMS modernization, lifecycle automation, and venue onboarding.
- Create thorough test cases to ensure software stability and reliability.
- Partner closely with operations and production support teams on new features and existing strategy behaviors.
- Support production issues, including independent root-cause analysis and diagnosis.
- Communicate clearly with senior business and technology leadership regarding delivery plans, roadmap progress, production risk, and strategic tradeoffs.
Requirements
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of professional core Java development experience building Front-Office Commodities Trading Technology solutions.
- Solid understanding of commodities markets (Energy, Metals, Agriculture, Environmental Products), market structure, and trading workflows.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in high-stakes trading environments.
- Experience owning production systems with direct trader impact.
- Hands-on background with real-time systems with performance optimization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; eager to ask questions; able to clearly explain ideas.
- Strong collaborative and team skills.
- Strong JUnit testing skills.
Location
- 100 King Street West
Work Type
- Salaried
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5+ years
Education Level
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Salary/Compensations
- $85,500.00 - $185,000.00
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Accident and life insurance
- Retirement savings plans
About the Company
- At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.
- As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.
- To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.
Equal Opportunity
- BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.