Description
Purpose of the Role
Our activity is IT development in a tier one corporate and investment bank. We provide various services to our business in Credit and Interest Rates Swaps Front to Back area. Our main activity is Electronic trading, prices distribution and contribution to external 3rd parties and vendors, Straight Through Processing of post trades to internal deal capture systems, Regulatory Reporting and OTC Clearing workflows. This role is for an experienced developer able to drive/help in driving the development team based in various locations. The candidate will participate in the delivery of new projects and the enhancement of existing services.
Responsibilities
- Participating in the project software development life-cycle including technical analysis, documentation, development, testing, and code reviews.
- Providing 3rd line application support where required.
- Collaborating with the production support team for release and maintenance of the applications.
- Working closely with other developers/teams and solution architects in determining and following best development and architecture practices.
- Proposing and providing feedback from experience/knowledge on architecture, design, and technology choices for the Enablement platforms.
- Maintaining and further improving the quality of deliveries and secure iterations.
- Continuously improving the methods used.
- Fully participating in requirement and design meetings for new functionality.
Requirements
- Strong Core Java (J2SE) development skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional and distributed teams.
- Excellent knowledge of programming best practices, design patterns, etc.
- Knowledge of Spring, Hibernate, and other de-facto-standard technologies; including open source frameworks relating to workflow.
- Experience in project and/or agile planning of project and development deliverables.
- Knowledge of communications protocols and the uses of messaging.
- Knowledge of SQL.
- A solid academic background preferably in engineering, sciences, or economics.
Competencies
- A passion for development and delivery of quality software.
- A "can do" mentality with good analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Writes well-designed, testable, efficient code.
- Excellent learning capabilities and an ability to adapt continuously within a fast-changing environment.
- Well-organised and able to execute activities within time and budget constraints.
- An entrepreneurial spirit and are not afraid of taking initiatives and seeing them through to conclusion.
- Performance-oriented and quality-focused and able to deliver excellent performance in sometimes stressful situations.
- Fluent in English and can convincingly defend your positions both orally and in writing.
- Able to work equally well as part of a team or as an individual.
Additional Information
- This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.
- AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.