Summary

A software development position which requires strong C# skills developed during at least two years of professional experience.  The successful candidate will have a great enthusiasm for delivery, good technical background, exceptional team-working skills, and a desire to learn investment banking and FX trading.  He or she will analyse, design, and develop solutions and also provide level 3 support for production systems as required.

C# skills ideally would include both GUI and server-side development.  The candidate should have understanding of relational databases and SQL, .NET, and messaging middleware such as MQSeries, Solace, or Kafka.  Familiarity with C++ and Java are also advantageous, as is any previous banking experience.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will work on development / projects for the FX cash IT projects team on a mixture of in-house bespoke systems and vendor products with in-house integration code.  These include:

·       Sigma – in-house spot FX trade management and position keeping system

·       Barracuda – vendor order-management system with in-house integration code

·       Orchestrade – vendor FX forwards, swaps, and NDF trade management system

·       FCO Blotter – in-house FX option entry and blotter; responsibility of cash dev team because of technology fit

·       Deal Hub – vendor trade STP and routing

Level 3 production support is also required at times.

Management and reporting

Position reports to the FX Cash Development Lead

Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities 

·        Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the London Compliance manual and the Financial Crime Policy.

·        Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.

·        Responsible for the implementation of internal systems and controls and ensuring adherence to requirements.

Key Internal contacts

Key stakeholder/customer contacts include:

·       Other members of the FX Cash development team

·       Sales and Trading customers in front-office

·       First-line support team for FX Cash systems

·       Development teams of connected IT systems

Key External contacts 

Vendor relationships with Barracuda, Deal Hub, Orchestrade, database, and middleware vendors

ESSENTIAL: 

A degree in an IT-related subject with professional experience in software development.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

ESSENTIAL:

Experienced software developer, including time in a fast-paced, highly agile and delivery-oriented culture.

DESIRABLE:

Experience with investment banking or Foreign Exchange trading.

ESSENTIAL:

Team work under pressure

Ability to learn the FX business

DESIRABLE:

Understanding of FX cash trading and FX order management.

ESSENTIAL:

Experience of both GUI and server and client-side programming in an object-oriented language (C#, .NET being a must).

Understanding of SQL and RDBMS (SQL Server and Sybase DB).

Understanding of messaging middleware.

Understanding of agile project delivery.

DESIREABLE:

Expertise in MS SQL server and Sybase preferred.

Understanding of service-oriented, micro-services design concepts, and clean interface design.