Responsibilities
- Responsible for working as part of a global team to deliver software supporting the Prime Services Trading business, which incorporates Pre trade systems, Inventory Management, Risk and Synthetic Equities
- Work closely with IT peers to integrate Prime Trading with the wider Equity Trading platform along with contributing relevant deliverables for the GM resilience programme
- Provide 3rd level support where required and work to ensure front line support are trained to support the systems.
- Regular interaction with business lines and business analysts to understand requirements and drive solutions
- Provide timely updates on development progress and escalate issues/blockers
- Propose and deliver architectural / system technical design improvements where appropriate as part of functional delivery
- Perform peer review of code of other developers within the team, regionally and globally
- Contribute to the overall improvement and strategic of the platform through suggesting & implementing technical improvements, along with improvements to development lifecycle & IT process
- Willing to go the extra mile whenever required to meet tight delivery deadlines
Technical Competencies
Experience developing Securities Lending / Synthetic Trading systems or experience in Equity Trading is a advantage
Knowledge of other Equity trading system (Delta One, Market making, Cash Execution) is an advantage
Prior Java experience is a must, with other languages an advantage
Knowledge of a scripting language (Python, Perl…) is an advantage
Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
Prior experience with streaming technologies and microservice based architectures is a strong advantage
Experience working with Container based environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
Familiarity with DevOps tools and pipelines (Jenkins, Git, Docker, Ansible…)
Familiarity with Jira and working in an agile methodology.
Clear and accurate communicator with ability to build strong working relationships with non technical stakeholders
Behavioral and Transversal Skills
- Ability to collaborate/Teamwork
- Attention to detail/rigor
- Ability to deliver/Results driven
- Analytical Ability
- Ability to understand, explain and support change
- Ability to develop and adapt a process
Specific Qualifications
- Undergraduate University Degree in Computer Science or an Engineering discipline