Lead Java Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist

Job Description
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Quantitative Software Engineer, Executive Director (Senior Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist). A successful applicant will be a Java quantitative developer in the Mortgage Modeling Development Center in Wells Fargo Securities, with a focus on Juniper Vasara development. Vasara is the next generation risk platform for the bank. It is an ambitious, green field initiative to tackle the bank's risk computation challenges within capital markets, from ticking risk for trading desks to market risk and capital calculations such us FRTB and CCAR.
Juniper Vasara is a joint venture between multiple Quant and Technology teams, and you will work as a mortgage quant developer focusing on specific risk management and pricing solutions for our trading partners. Juniper Vasara is a horizontal solution designed to be use case agnostic to achieve maximum consistency and re-usability.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Partnership with Technology teams to enhance and improve the capabilities of the new strategic valuation and risk platform
• Integration of mortgage pricing and risk analytics in collaboration with other quant teams, providing expertise in design and implementation issues
• Effective communication and collaboration with Business Stakeholders, other Quant Teams, Technology Partners, and Project Management
• Analyze performance, propose remedial or optimization plans, and ensure execution to enhance the new strategic valuation and risk platform for the securities businesses
• Consistently deliver high-quality software and documentation in an Agile SDLC

In this role you will:

• Proactively participate in complex software design & development activities within an Agile environment
• Contribute to large-scale project planning, balancing short and long-term objectives
• Generate, test, implement, and deploy ideas to improve system performance or team productivity.
• Use quantitative and technological techniques to solve complex business problems
• Meet deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and project managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Effectively communicate with and build consensus with all project stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Securities Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on coding experience, Java and C++ are most relevant
• 3+ years of product and market experience in mortgages
• 6+ years of Java experience with emphasis on functional programming
• 1+ years of C++ experience
• Experience with asynchronous event driven or reactive programming architectures
• Experience interpreting and solutioning for risk
• Master's degree or higher in computer science or finance/mathematics
• Experience in software development cycle and agile technologies, e.g. Git, Jira, Confluence
• Experience in or passionate about Agentic AI
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• This position is eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Must be able to work on-site

Posting Locations:
150 E 42nd St. New York, NY 10017
Posting End Date:
14 Mar 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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Wells Fargo 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, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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