About BCI BCI is one of the largest asset managers in Canada, controlling $313.7billion of assets as of March31,2026, and operates globally across a range of asset classes.

Role Overview The Principal, Financial Engineering is a senior leadership role embedded within BCI’s Financial Engineering branch. The incumbent leads a team of financial engineers and analysts while remaining an active technical contributor, designing, developing, and deploying production‑grade financial models and analytical platforms in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities Lead and coach a high‑performing team of financial engineers and analysts, setting objectives and supporting continuous learning.

Maintain ownership of the branch’s CI/CD pipeline and release processes across Posit Connect, Jupyter, Docker, and MongoDB Atlas.

Hands‑on development, validation, and maintenance of models for derivatives valuation, FX hedging, cash liquidity forecasting, securities lending, and collateral management.

Design and implement analytical platforms, business‑facing portals, and modern DevOps practices.

Govern model quality and technical risk as the escalation point, collaborating with the Architecture Working Group and Innovation Council.

Engage stakeholders across Derivatives, Collateral, Cash, Trade Management, and Business Solutions, including preparing business cases and programme updates for senior leadership.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives, benchmark processes, and enforce best practices in coding, testing, and documentation.

Qualifications 7+ years of progressive experience in financial engineering, quantitative finance, or a closely related discipline, preferably within a large asset‑management or banking firm.





Proven record of personally writing and shipping production‑grade financial models in R and/or Python.

Hands‑on proficiency with SQL and non‑SQL databases (e.g., MongoDB) and version control (Git/Bitbucket).

Experience with CI/CD tooling, containerisation (Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS or equivalent).

Strong knowledge of derivatives markets, OTC and exchange‑traded products, FX, and fixed‑income valuation, hedging, and lifecycle concepts.

Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.

Relevant quantitative degree (STEM, finance, economics, computer science); advanced degree or professional designation (MSc, PhD, CFA, FRM, CQF, MBA, CPA) is a strong asset.

Preferred / Helpful Experience Designing/deploying AI or LLM‑enabled tooling within an operational finance setting.

Experience with Bloomberg AIM / BQUANT, ICE Data Services, TriOptima, or MarkitWire.

Exposure to securities lending, collateral management, or cash liquidity modelling.

Familiarity with Posit Connect, Jupyter Notebooks, or similar analytical publishing platforms.

Knowledge of microservices architecture, integration patterns, or iPaaS platforms such as MuleSoft.

Salary & Location BCI’s Headquarters: Victoria, BC, Canada.

Annualised salary: CAD$135,000 – $160,000.

Compensation is based on skill set, experience, and internal equity.

Benefits &

Compensation Performance‑based incentive plan.

Comprehensive health & dental benefits.

Defined benefit pension plan.

Paid time off.

EEO & Diversity Statement BCI welcomes all qualified candidates who are legally authorized to work in the country of the position. BCI is an equal‑employment prospect employer and celebrates a diverse workforce.

📌 Principal, Financial Engineering (Victoria)
🏢 BCI
📍 Victoria