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We are seeking a highly skilled Optimization Software Engineer to join an advanced analytics and decision science team. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background and hands-on experience in developing sophisticated optimization solutions for large-scale, real-world business challenges. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop optimization models to solve complex business problems, leveraging Integer Programming (IP) and Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) techniques. Implement and integrate optimization algorithms using industry-leading solvers such as Gurobi or CPLEX. Build scalable and maintainable optimization applications using Python or C#, ensuring high performance and reliability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into robust mathematical models. Conduct rigorous testing, performance tuning, and continuous improvement of optimization systems. Qualifications: PhD or Master’s degree in Operations Research, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline. Proven experience in developing and deploying optimization solutions using Gurobi or CPLEX. Expert-level programming skills in Python or C#. Demonstrated success in modeling and solving large-scale business problems using IP/MIP techniques. Experience in transportation scheduling optimization modelling is highly beneficial If you can start in the near future and have the required experience, apply now to register your interest

Business Analyst - Commodity Trading ​ Location: London, UK. ​ Inside IR35 Day Rate: Up to £700 per day ​ ​We are seeking highly experienced Business Analysts with a strong background in commodity trading to support a strategic transformation initiative. The successful candidate will work closely with trading, risk, and operations teams to analyse current-state processes, gather business requirements, and drive the business process optimization. ​ Key Responsibilities: Work directly with front-office traders, schedulers, and risk analysts to capture detailed business requirements across the trading lifecycle (deal capture, scheduling, risk, settlement). Translate business needs into clear and structured functional and non-functional requirements. Map out as-is and to-be business processes and workflows to support digital transformation. Drive data analysis and validation efforts related to trade data, pricing, market exposure, and logistics. Collaborate with IT and development teams to validate solutions and ensure alignment with business objectives. Work independently and act as a liaison between the business and technology. Provide domain expertise in oil trading operations, including knowledge of crude, refined products, shipping logistics, and physical/financial trading practices. ​ Required Skills & Experience: 10+ years of Business Analysis experience in commodity trading (preferably Oil or Gas Trading). Solid understanding of physical and financial oil trading workflows, including front, middle, and back-office functions. Familiarity with trade lifecycle processes: deal entry, confirmation, scheduling, pricing, risk reporting, P&L, settlement. Strong analytical and documentation skills: BRD, FRD, process mapping, data dictionaries, use cases. Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage traders, risk managers, IT, and operations. Ability to work in fast fast-paced agile environment and lead cross-functional workshops.

​Head of Technology Platforms - Salesforce/ nCino Location: London, United Kingdom Competitive Market Rate Yearly Salary & Bonus on offer ​ Hybrid Working Model - Minimum 2 Days a week in office ​ *Sponsorship is not on offer for this role* Our client is a multi-sector alternative lender that helps mid-sized SMEs grow by providing consistent, timely, flexible funding solutions. They provide loans using pioneering in-house data, personal relationships, and a pragmatic and flexible lending process. ​ As the Head of Technology Platforms, you will lead the technology platform teams to provide stability & take ownership for the run, change and strategic development of the core technology platforms working with teams across the entire organisation, helping to shape and maximise the value from technology, process and people. You will have end-to-end accountability for the technology platforms within the business, responsible for managing demand. ​ Key Responsibilities at a glance: Work with various stakeholders to understand their needs from each of the technology platforms, ensuring prioritising time accordingly Interrogate, analyse and shape requirements to provide strategic direction based on the technical platforms' capabilities and extended technology estate Ensure that for all platforms we create, own and maintain a technical backlog Have a strong understanding of the nCino, Salesforce and Mambu development and architecture best practices Day to day oversight of the platforms including user management, configuration, availability and performance. Comfortable showcasing the platform(s) core capabilities and developed functionality to a range of stakeholders Ability to work within a Change Framework to ensure that change is understood, well governed and executed. ​ Skills: Expert in configuration, development and management of Salesforce, nCino & Mambu platforms Experience in project delivery within Financial Services Experience in technical project delivery Excellent verbal and written communication skills Collaborate with and instruct 3rd party partners on the delivery of solutions Line management, including hiring and review of individual performance Strategic thinking able to demonstrate the art of the possible for future state Technical Platform with roadmap on how to get there. ​ Beneficial but not essential experience Broader knowledge of Financial Service Technologies in the UK market Knowledge of business improvement, analytical and continuous improvement techniques (e.g. EFQM, Six SIGMA, Lean SIGMA) Full stack development background with experience in software integration and database management ​ Please reach out for further information: joe@paritasrecruitment.com