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IBOR/SWIFT Lead Or Principal Consultant - ID 50
hybrid - SaudiContractCOMPSimCorp IBOR / SWIFT Lead Consultant (Principal Level) Location Hybrid – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (On-site presence required as part of the hybrid model) Contract Type Contract – 12 months (1 April 2026 – 1 April 2027) Preferred Start Date 1 April 2026 Company Overview Our client is a leading global investment technology provider delivering enterprise solutions to some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. The end client for this engagement is a major Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, recognised internationally for its scale, strategic investments, and long-term capital deployment. This programme forms part of a high-profile transformation initiative within a complex, institutional investment environment. Role Summary We are seeking a senior SimCorp IBOR / SWIFT Lead Consultant to support a large-scale implementation and optimisation programme. The successful candidate will take ownership of Trade Processing, Settlement configuration, and SWIFT integration within SimCorp Dimension. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role requiring strong configuration expertise and the ability to operate at Principal Consultant level within a structured, enterprise programme. Key Responsibilities Lead configuration of SimCorp IBOR, with a focus on Trade Processing and Settlement Configure and optimise Asset Servicing workflows Manage and oversee SWIFT integration and messaging configuration Act as subject matter expert across trade lifecycle and post-trade processing Work closely with internal stakeholders, operations teams, and technical delivery teams Support testing, issue resolution, and production readiness activities Provide guidance on best practice configuration within institutional investment environments Skills & Experience Required Must-have: Strong hands-on experience with SimCorp Dimension IBOR configuration Proven expertise in Trade Processing and Settlement setup Solid experience configuring and managing SWIFT messaging within SimCorp Deep understanding of asset servicing and post-trade operations Experience working within large-scale financial institutions or sovereign wealth environments Ability to operate at Lead / Principal Consultant level Desirable: Experience working on transformation or platform implementation programmes Exposure to complex, multi-asset investment environments
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Cloud Support Engineer-SRE
London/GlasgowContract£449 max payAWS Site Reliability Engineer (Data Platform) Fully onsite London or Glasgow 12-month contract Inside IR35 Role Summary We are seeking an AWS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support, scale, and improve a cloud-native data platform built on AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks. This role focuses on enhancing platform reliability through automation, disaster recovery testing, resiliency engineering, observability best practices, and proactive SLO/SLI/SLA management. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain automation for infrastructure provisioning, platform operations, and incident response using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD. Lead resiliency and disaster recovery initiatives, including scheduled DR drills, fault injection, and validation of recovery processes across AWS and data platform components. Define, implement, and manage SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical data pipelines and platform services; leverage error budgets to guide reliability-focused improvements. Build and operate end-to-end observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerts) for AWS services, Snowflake, and Databricks workloads. Partner with data engineering and platform teams to embed reliability-by-design into architectural decisions and delivery practices. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and drive continuous improvement to reduce operational toil and enhance platform availability and performance. Own and drive resolution of platform-related incidents and service requests, ensuring efficient operational support while identifying and automating recurring issues. Required Skills & Experience Strong practical understanding of SRE principles, including SLO/SLI/SLA design and error budget management. Solid hands-on experience with AWS services (eg, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch) in production environments. Experience with observability tooling, monitoring, and alerting best practices. Proficiency in automation and IaC using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK. Scripting experience with Python and Bash. Exposure to modern data platforms such as Snowflake and/or Databricks. Nice to Have Experience running DR tests, chaos engineering activities, or resiliency testing in cloud environments. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows. Background supporting large-scale data or analytics platforms. Technology Skill Level Amazon Web Services (AWS): Intermediate (P2)
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Cloud Support Engineer-SRE
London/GlasgowContract£449 max payAWS Site Reliability Engineer (Data Platform) Fully onsite London or Glasgow 12-month contract Inside IR35 Role Summary We are seeking an AWS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support, scale, and improve a cloud-native data platform built on AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks. This role focuses on enhancing platform reliability through automation, disaster recovery testing, resiliency engineering, observability best practices, and proactive SLO/SLI/SLA management. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain automation for infrastructure provisioning, platform operations, and incident response using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD. Lead resiliency and disaster recovery initiatives, including scheduled DR drills, fault injection, and validation of recovery processes across AWS and data platform components. Define, implement, and manage SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical data pipelines and platform services; leverage error budgets to guide reliability-focused improvements. Build and operate end-to-end observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerts) for AWS services, Snowflake, and Databricks workloads. Partner with data engineering and platform teams to embed reliability-by-design into architectural decisions and delivery practices. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and drive continuous improvement to reduce operational toil and enhance platform availability and performance. Own and drive resolution of platform-related incidents and service requests, ensuring efficient operational support while identifying and automating recurring issues. Required Skills & Experience Strong practical understanding of SRE principles, including SLO/SLI/SLA design and error budget management. Solid hands-on experience with AWS services (eg, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch) in production environments. Experience with observability tooling, monitoring, and alerting best practices. Proficiency in automation and IaC using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK. Scripting experience with Python and Bash. Exposure to modern data platforms such as Snowflake and/or Databricks. Nice to Have Experience running DR tests, chaos engineering activities, or resiliency testing in cloud environments. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows. Background supporting large-scale data or analytics platforms. Technology Skill Level Amazon Web Services (AWS): Intermediate (P2)
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Cloud Support Engineer-SRE
London/GlasgowContract£449 max payAWS Site Reliability Engineer (Data Platform) Fully onsite London or Glasgow 12-month contract Inside IR35 Role Summary We are seeking an AWS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support, scale, and improve a cloud-native data platform built on AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks. This role focuses on enhancing platform reliability through automation, disaster recovery testing, resiliency engineering, observability best practices, and proactive SLO/SLI/SLA management. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain automation for infrastructure provisioning, platform operations, and incident response using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD. Lead resiliency and disaster recovery initiatives, including scheduled DR drills, fault injection, and validation of recovery processes across AWS and data platform components. Define, implement, and manage SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical data pipelines and platform services; leverage error budgets to guide reliability-focused improvements. Build and operate end-to-end observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerts) for AWS services, Snowflake, and Databricks workloads. Partner with data engineering and platform teams to embed reliability-by-design into architectural decisions and delivery practices. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and drive continuous improvement to reduce operational toil and enhance platform availability and performance. Own and drive resolution of platform-related incidents and service requests, ensuring efficient operational support while identifying and automating recurring issues. Required Skills & Experience Strong practical understanding of SRE principles, including SLO/SLI/SLA design and error budget management. Solid hands-on experience with AWS services (eg, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch) in production environments. Experience with observability tooling, monitoring, and alerting best practices. Proficiency in automation and IaC using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK. Scripting experience with Python and Bash. Exposure to modern data platforms such as Snowflake and/or Databricks. Nice to Have Experience running DR tests, chaos engineering activities, or resiliency testing in cloud environments. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows. Background supporting large-scale data or analytics platforms. Technology Skill Level Amazon Web Services (AWS): Intermediate (P2)
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Cloud Support Engineer-SRE
London/GlasgowContract£449 max payAWS Site Reliability Engineer (Data Platform) Fully onsite London or Glasgow 12-month contract Inside IR35 Role Summary We are seeking an AWS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to support, scale, and improve a cloud-native data platform built on AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks. This role focuses on enhancing platform reliability through automation, disaster recovery testing, resiliency engineering, observability best practices, and proactive SLO/SLI/SLA management. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain automation for infrastructure provisioning, platform operations, and incident response using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD. Lead resiliency and disaster recovery initiatives, including scheduled DR drills, fault injection, and validation of recovery processes across AWS and data platform components. Define, implement, and manage SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs for critical data pipelines and platform services; leverage error budgets to guide reliability-focused improvements. Build and operate end-to-end observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerts) for AWS services, Snowflake, and Databricks workloads. Partner with data engineering and platform teams to embed reliability-by-design into architectural decisions and delivery practices. Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and drive continuous improvement to reduce operational toil and enhance platform availability and performance. Own and drive resolution of platform-related incidents and service requests, ensuring efficient operational support while identifying and automating recurring issues. Required Skills & Experience Strong practical understanding of SRE principles, including SLO/SLI/SLA design and error budget management. Solid hands-on experience with AWS services (eg, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch) in production environments. Experience with observability tooling, monitoring, and alerting best practices. Proficiency in automation and IaC using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK. Scripting experience with Python and Bash. Exposure to modern data platforms such as Snowflake and/or Databricks. Nice to Have Experience running DR tests, chaos engineering activities, or resiliency testing in cloud environments. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows. Background supporting large-scale data or analytics platforms. Technology Skill Level Amazon Web Services (AWS): Intermediate (P2)
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Senior AML Consultant (EU AML Package / AML-CFT Framework) | Paris
ParisContractTBDSenior AML Consultant (EU AML Package / AML-CFT Framework) | Paris | March to December Role overview We are looking for an exceptionally senior Anti-Money Laundering (AML) consultant to support a client in Paris on a long-term assignment focused on the EU AML legislative package and the evolving AML/CFT regulatory framework. The consultant will provide expert guidance on regulatory interpretation, gap analysis, implementation planning, and delivery oversight across business, compliance, and operational stakeholders. Assignment details Location: Paris, France (on-site) Start: Early March End: End of December Contract type: Consulting / freelance (mission) Language: French (native-level) required; English professional working proficiency Context and objectives The client is strengthening its AML/CFT compliance framework in line with new European requirements. The consultant will help translate regulatory expectations into pragmatic implementation across policies, controls, governance, and operating model, ensuring readiness and alignment with supervisory expectations. Key responsibilities Provide subject matter expertise on the EU AML package and AML/CFT regulatory developments Conduct regulatory impact assessment and gap analysis vs current AML framework (policies, procedures, controls, governance) Define and drive an implementation roadmap (workstreams, milestones, deliverables, dependencies) Support the design or update of: AML/CFT policies and procedures Risk assessment methodology (institutional and customer risk) Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence standards Transaction monitoring and alert handling processes Governance, escalation and reporting routines Work closely with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations, IT, and business teams to ensure delivery is feasible and embedded Provide senior stakeholder management: facilitate workshops, steer decisions, document outcomes Prepare clear documentation suitable for audit and regulator interactions (briefing notes, packs, evidence logs) Where relevant, contribute to contract and documentation reviews linked to the compliance framework (in coordination with the client’s legal/compliance teams) Deliverables (indicative) Regulatory mapping and impact assessment pack Current-state assessment and gap analysis Target operating model recommendations (governance, controls, processes) Implementation roadmap and workplan Updated AML/CFT documentation set (policy/procedure updates) Workshop materials and stakeholder decision logs Readiness evidence pack for internal audit / supervisory review Required experience and profile Senior AML background (typically 10+ years) in financial services (banking, asset management, payments, insurance, or consulting to these sectors) Proven track record delivering AML/CFT regulatory change programmes end-to-end Strong knowledge of: EU AML legislative environment and supervisory expectations AML/CFT governance, risk assessments, CDD/EDD, TM, sanctions/PEP concepts (as applicable) Demonstrated ability to operate at senior management level, challenge constructively, and drive decisions Comfortable in complex, multi-stakeholder environments with tight timelines Excellent writing skills: ability to produce structured, audit-ready documentation Must-have criteria Native-level French (written and spoken) Availability for on-site presence in Paris Availability from early March through end of December (high continuity expected) Strong autonomy and ownership, with consulting-style delivery discipline Nice-to-have Experience with prior EU-wide AML regulatory programmes or large-scale remediation Exposure to regulator-facing preparation (ACP R, ECB, etc.) Familiarity working with cross-functional IT/data teams on AML controls and reporting
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