My client, a leading tier one investment bank, is actively seeking a well rounded technologist to join their expanding equity derivatives business. The successful candidate will be joining a team that utilises the most exciting and up to date technologies on market.

The role:
– Partner with the business to analyse and define requirements for the rapidly evolving products and client requirements.
– Work collaboratively with various front office personnel to develop technical solutions to further improve the growing business.
– Develop enhancements and/or build new solutions for booking and risk managing new Index products and deals executed by the business
– Work closely with/Influence other technology teams to ensure that required changes are made in other dependent or core systems.
– Define development/project plans with key milestones in line with strategy and own the full delivery.

You offer:
– Have the ability to quickly pick up new ideas, concepts and technologies.
– Disciplined approach to code management, testing and deployment practices and high quality delivery.
– Experience of full project lifecycle
– Ability to work effectively within a global team and contribute towards the development of the global platform
– Experience of stakeholder management with the ability to challenge the status quo and propose alternatives.
– Experience working to tight time frames without sacrificing quality
– Strong knowledge of Java programming
– Experience with Python (strongly preferred)
– Experience of working in a front office environment within financial services
– Understanding of equity derivative products a plus
– Strong communication skills

Incentives:
– The opportunity to work in a very profitable equity derivatives group
– Chance to work with some of the latest technologies available on market