Front Office Java Developer - Equity Derivatives

Client is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. Looking for a specialist across Java Development , Front Office, Equity Derivatives or Fixed Income.

What will you be doing?
• You will be a technically proficient and enthusiastic developer, with a desire to work on back-end application development.
• You will support and lead different phases of the product lifecycle including analysis, development and testing.
• You will develop new and existing components in Java. Previous commercially proven experience is required, with a strong desire to develop your skills more widely.
• Additionally, there is an opportunity to work with front end application development in HTML 5, Angular.
• You will be a proactive member of an agile development team, focusing on efficient application delivery to meet business KPIs.
• You will be expected to promote best practices in terms of TDD, development tools and technologies.
• You will be a proactive member of an agile team, taking part in ceremonies and interact with business owners and stakeholders as well as other agile teams across the fleet
• The role will involve constant interaction with front office business users, analysing and gathering requirements.
• The role requires good collaboration with members from the wider global team, as well as neighbouring teams and systems such as pricing and trade capture.
• Equity derivatives product knowledge is not a pre-requisite but it is advantageous

Skills required (essential):
• Practical Experience building Java Applications.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD) experience.
• Experience of Agile development techniques and a deep understanding of systems engineering, build and release management principles including continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Experience with application integration, software design patterns, frameworks, unit testing, automated testing, performance / memory analysis, and n-tier service-oriented architecture.
• Experience in sales and trading platforms or middle office trade processing systems in Equities / FX / Fixed Income / Derivation domain

Role: Java Developer / Equity Derivatives
Rate: £650-750 PAYE
Duration: 12 months
Location: Canary Wharf / Hybrid
Interview Process: 2 stages, Fast Process

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