Risk Modelling and Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst

Poland

Risk

Group Functions

Job Reference #

269890BR

City

Kraków

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

• Implement (mainly in R and Python) and maintain stress testing models for UBS.
• Participate in code reviews and product testing to ensure that all code adheres to best practices and standards, troubleshoot and debug code to identify and fix errors, and optimize existing code to improve performance and scalability.
• Implement and test software applications to support stress testing models for UBS, collaborating with other members of the IT team to design and implement new features and functionalities, writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Produce and review technical documentation for internal stakeholders and regulators (UAT testing strategy and plan, model implementation documents, standard operating procedure documents, target operating model documents).
• Enjoy initiating corrective actions for product deficiencies and providing senior technical expertise for software program troubleshooting.

Your team

You’ll be working in the firmwide stress testing models crew in Krakow. Our role is to develop and reshape UBS's stress testing framework for assessing the impact of global macro-economic scenarios on the firm’s profitability and capital adequacy. The framework captures multiple risk types across all businesses world-wide.

Your expertise

You have
• A Bachelor or Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• Strong programming background with expert-level skills in Python and/or R, including experience with common libraries such as Numpy, Pandas, PySpark and/or renv, dplyr, ggplot2.
• Hands-on experience in managing testing efforts throughout the entire code life cycle, developing test strategies and test plans, and managing test design and execution.
• Industry experience in software QA (developing and automating testing code), and in Agile frameworks (in particular using Jira, Gitlab) is a plus.
• Exposure/experience in financial stress testing.
• Very good communication skills and the ability to explain technical topics clearly and intuitively, both written and orally.

Your background
• You are familiar with a wide range of technologies and you can troubleshoot software programs with confidence.
• You can assist IT colleagues in design and scale standard operating procedures, migration of models and applications to cloud solutions (e.g. Re-Platforming, Re-Hosting).
• You have an understanding of financial business and stress models developed by banks for internal risk management and regulatory purposes.
• You are team-orientated, while able to complete tasks independently with high quality standards.
• You are fluent in English, additional languages are welcomed.

About us

UBS is the world’s largest and only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors.

With more than 70,000 employees, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

How we hire

This role requires an assessment on application. Learn more about how we hire: www.ubs.com/global/en/careers/experienced-professionals.html

Join us

At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.