Saragossa

About the Company

We are Saragossa.

A high-growth technology recruitment firm, specialising in helping investment businesses extend their technology capability.

Named after an unusual but highly effective chess move, we help people achieve their objectives, whether building a world-class team, delivering exceptional projects, or accelerating professional ambitions.

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Listed Jobs

Company Name

Saragossa

Job Title

Java Risk Engineer – Multi-strat Hedge Fund – £250k TC

Job Description

**Job title:** Java Risk Engineer **Role Summary:** Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance, low‑latency risk systems for a global multi‑strategy hedge fund. Lead architecture discussions, collaborate with risk managers and portfolio managers, and drive both greenfield and enhancement projects across equities and fixed‑income products. **Expections:** - Deliver production‑ready risk engines that support real‑time analytics and decision making. - Communicate effectively across risk, portfolio, and technology teams. - Build scalable models and systems that can handle diverse asset classes and multiple time zones. **Key Responsibilities:** - Own end‑to‑end design and implementation of risk calculation modules in Java. - Collaborate with risk and investment teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. - Optimize application performance for low latency and high throughput. - Develop and maintain automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes. - Mentor junior developers and contribute to code quality standards. - Evaluate and integrate new technologies or vendors to enhance the risk platform. **Required Skills:** - Strong proficiency in Java (Java 8+), including concurrency, lambda expressions, and modern Java features. - Experience building risk or financial systems (equities, fixed income, derivatives). - Expertise in developing low‑latency, high‑throughput applications. - Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, and performance profiling. - Knowledge of risk concepts: VaR, CVaR, stress testing, scenario analysis. - Experience with relational databases (SQL), message queues, and analytic workloads. - Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (unit testing, TDD, code reviews). - Proficiency in version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions). - Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field. - Professional certification in software development or finance (e.g., CFA, FRM, or equivalent) is a plus. ---

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

18-12-2025

Company Name

Saragossa

Job Title

Business Analyst - Asset Management

Job Description

**Job Title:** Business Analyst - Asset Management **Role Summary:** Business Analyst supporting end‑to‑end change initiatives across Front Office, Back Office, Regulatory, and Data domains in an Agile environment. Responsible for gathering and analysing requirements, shaping solution design, producing documentation, facilitating testing, and driving delivery with internal and external stakeholders. **Expectations:** - Deliver high‑quality business analysis artifacts on schedule. - Collaborate effectively with technical teams, business owners, and vendors. - Act as Scrum Master when required, ensuring Agile ceremonies and sprint goals are met. - Provide clear communication and reporting to senior stakeholders. **Key Responsibilities:** - Analyse and map business processes and requirements across Front, Back, Regulatory, and Data functions. - Create project documentation: scopes, plans, business requirements, functional specifications, test cases, operating models. - Conduct functional testing and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT). - Lead workshops and meetings with business and technical participants. - Manage vendor interactions, including RFP/RFI preparation and assessment. - Facilitate Agile ceremonies, support sprint planning, and drive continuous improvement. - Offer project management support for selected initiatives as needed. **Required Skills:** - Proven Business Analyst experience in project‑driven environments. - Asset Management domain knowledge (mandatory). - Understanding of Fixed Income instruments and trade lifecycle (preferred). - Experience working with software delivery and development teams. - Strong grasp of Agile methodologies and practices. - Good knowledge of IT systems, data structures, and databases. - Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; ability to present to senior audiences. - SQL proficiency for data analysis and validation. - Excellent written and verbal communication; strong interpersonal skills. - Highly organised, detail‑oriented, and adaptable. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or related field. - CFA, IMC, or progress toward either qualification is advantageous.

London, United kingdom

On site

23-12-2025

Company Name

Saragossa

Job Title

Senior Security Cloud Engineer - Top VC Firm

Job Description

**Job title** Senior Security Cloud Engineer **Role Summary** Provide senior technical leadership and hands‑on expertise in cloud security for a large venture capital firm. Serve as a trusted advisor to the CISO, shaping strategy while actively designing, implementing, and testing security controls across Azure and AWS environments, with a focus on AI and MCP workloads. **Expectations** - Influence security strategy and vendor choices at executive level. - Own end‑to‑end cloud security architecture, ensuring secure deployment of AI and data engineering workloads. - Deliver actionable threat assessments and remediation plans. **Key Responsibilities** - Design, develop, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure for Azure (primary) and AWS. - Implement IaC using Terraform, Python, and SQL; enforce secure coding and configuration best practices. - Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and security reviews of AI platforms and data pipelines. - Collaborate with AI development, data engineering, and platform teams to integrate security controls into DevOps workflows. - Respond to incidents, conduct forensic analysis, and propose long‑term mitigations. **Required Skills** - Senior‑level experience in cloud security (Azure Active Directory, Azure Security Center, Azure AD Privileged Identity Management, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, etc.). - Proficiency in scripting (Python) and IaC tools (Terraform, ARM/Bicep). - Familiarity with SQL for database hardening and audit. - Strong knowledge of AI platform security, container orchestration (AKS, EKS), and MCP workloads. - Experience in security architecture, threat modeling, and incident response. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influence skills. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent; Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Security Specialty, or similar are strongly preferred.

Menlo park, United states

On site

Senior

31-12-2025

Company Name

Saragossa

Job Title

Salesforce Administrator - £55k + Bonus

Job Description

**Job Title** Salesforce Administrator **Role Summary** Provide day‑to‑day administration, support, and optimisation of Salesforce for a growing investment organization. Serve as the internal Salesforce subject‑matter expert, managing user access, configuration, and incident resolution while partnering with external vendors to transition support to an in‑house model. **Expectations** - Own end‑to‑end Salesforce administration and support. - Serve as the primary point of contact for Salesforce incidents and escalations. - Collaborate with business users and ITSM processes to improve service quality. - Participate in the transition from third‑party to in‑house Salesforce support. - Maintain accurate documentation and knowledge articles. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Manage Salesforce users, profiles, roles, and access controls. 2. Configure and maintain Salesforce objects, fields, validation rules, workflows, and process builder flows. 3. Triage, investigate, and resolve Salesforce support cases; conduct root‑cause analysis. 4. Coordinate with external vendors during the transition to in‑house support. 5. Oversee joiner‑mover‑leaver processes and identity management integration. 6. Contribute to ITSM improvements across incident, request, and asset management. 7. Produce and update documentation and Salesforce knowledge base articles. 8. Provide general technology support for Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and related platforms as needed. **Required Skills** - Hands‑on experience administering and supporting Salesforce (Admin/Advanced Admin). - Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills (non‑technical audiences). - Proactive, detail‑oriented, with a drive for continuous improvement. - Familiarity with ITSM processes (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira Service Desk). - Experience working with external vendors and managing service transitions. **Required Education & Certifications** - Salesforce Administrator Certification (ADM 201) required. - Advanced Administrator Certification (ADM 211) preferred. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience).

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

05-01-2026