Java Developers Capital Markets
Description:
Team provides technology solutions and support for trading, sales and
operations. The user community spans across regional offices in Canada, New
York, London and Sydney. We operate and maintain a number of large-scale
enterprise applications, which run 24 hours a day, six days a week. Our
success is measured through these key factors:
. Customer Satisfaction
. Proactive technology management
. Accurate Project Management - spend & effort
. Advancement of staff
The Role:
The Developer will report to the Manager of Global Debt Market Systems. In
this role, the candidate will:
. Gain in depth domain knowledge of the debt markets business.
. Execute tasks on time, while stressing high quality deliverables
. Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle,
including requirements gathering, functional specification, design,
development, testing and documentation
. Provide technical leadership to less experienced members of the
team.
Qualifications:
. Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
discipline required
. In depth knowledge of the debt markets business would be an asset
. Minimum 2 years professional experience in a trading environment
. Minimum 5 years software development experience
. Exceptional Java knowledge specifically in the areas of Java Swing &
Enterprise Java Beans
. Experience using and maintaining Web Logic Servers
. Proficiency in databases (e.g. Sybase or Oracle)
. Message-based (Tibco RV, MQ) programming a plus
. UNIX and NT administration experience is advantageous
. Ability to work in a high pressure, fast moving and challenging
environment
. The position calls for 80% software development/maintenance and 20%
technical trade support, the group maintains and develops software for a
trading desk.
Measurements of Success:
. Gained Business Knowledge
. Gained Systems Knowledge
. Customer Satisfaction
. Quality of deliverables
. Accuracy of estimates
Competencies:
. Strong communication skills across both technical and business
oriented partners.
. Ability to collaborate with different user groups and to follow-up
on outstanding issues
. Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle several
simultaneous activities of varying magnitude
. Strong PC software skills with particular emphasis on Microsoft
Office Products
. Good research and analytical skills
. Must be highly responsive to time critical support issues
. A team player, yet have the ability to work independently and take
personal initiatives
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