Database and Analytics Developer

Caxton Associates; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled database professional to enhance their Risk database and reporting capabilities. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain robust database structures while ensuring data integrity and performance optimization. You'll collaborate closely with the Risk team to translate complex data into insightful Tableau reports and dashboards. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact decision-making processes and the overall efficiency of risk management. If you have a passion for data and a strong SQL background, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with SQL Server databases and T-SQL.
• Experience in Python for automation and data transformation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the Risk database and workflows for optimal performance.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries and ETL processes for data management.

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

Python

Database Design

ETL Processes

Data Visualization

Performance Tuning

Tools

Tableau

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

Job description

About Caxton Associates:

Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in New York, London, Monaco, Singapore, and Dubai. Caxton Associates' primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through a suite of products designed to fit the specific needs of investors. Employing a multi-portfolio manager framework, Caxton excels in discretionary global macro investing, leveraging its diversified expertise across asset classes and markets.

About the role:

This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining our main Risk database and workflows—ensuring robust structures, referential integrity, and optimal performance. Additionally, the role includes building Tableau reports and dashboards, translating data into clear visualisations to support the Risk team.

Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Risk team to develop and refine reporting and analytics requirements
• Design and implement efficient database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures
• Develop, optimize, and maintain SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions
• Identifying and resolving data integrity issues
• Managing the reporting and analytics platforms to ensure that reporting jobs are successfully run
• Monitor and optimize database performance, identifying slow queries, indexing strategies, and query plans
• Build and maintain database-driven reports, dashboards, and analytics using Tableau
• Design, maintain, and enhance ETL processes for all aspects of the firm's positions, trades, and pricing information
• Ensure regular database maintenance, including backups, recovery processes, and routine integrity checks
• Implement database security best practices, including user permissions and roles
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of code, database structures, processes, and best practices
• Industrialise and maintain risk system feeds and workflows
• Take ownership of a small subset of raw data reporting requirements to external stakeholders

Requirements:

• At least 5 years working extensively with SQL Server databases (T-SQL queries, stored procedures, views, functions)
• Experience using Python for scripting database tasks, automating workflows, data extraction, and transformation processes
• Proven experience designing normalised and optimised relational database schemas
• Experience in performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and troubleshooting database performance issues
• Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing ETL processes using tools such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or custom scripts
• Familiarity with Tableau or similar tools for reporting and data visualisation
• Experience in database maintenance tasks, backups, restores, security management, and disaster recovery
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders, including developers, analysts, and business teams, to gather requirements and deliver database solutions
• Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries
• IT Services and IT Consulting