Development Team Lead

TP ICAP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading market infrastructure provider in London seeks a Manager to lead cross-functional engineering teams for innovative Front Office solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Agile environments and a strong background in building cloud-native systems using .NET technologies. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality engineering solutions that meet business requirements and drive continuous improvement in delivery processes. Excellent communication skills and a pragmatic approach are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-performance teams in an Agile environment.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining cloud-native systems.
• Expertise in API design and development.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams for Front Office solutions.
• Collaborate with architects to align IT strategy with engineering practices.
• Take ownership of delivery and quality of engineering solutions.

Skills

Agile methodology

.NET Framework

.NET Core (C#)

API design (REST, GraphQL)

Relational database design

Cloud deployment (AWS, Azure)

Attention to detail

Communication skills

WPF application development

Job description

Role Overview

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

critical software for the internal broking division and their external customer base. You will work within an Agile environment, from design through to implementation, with a strong focus on continuous improvement whilst working collaboratively as part of self-organising, cross-functional team with a focus on continuous integration and deployment.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a cross-functional team of engineers working on innovative Front Office solutions for our Rates & FX business lines
• Work closely with principal engineers in other regions to set and implement standards for engineering excellence
• Work closely with Solution Architects and Enterprise Architecture to build solutions that align to the IT strategy/vision
• Take ownership of, and be accountable for, the delivery and quality of engineering and solutions, ensuring they meet business requirements, adhere to best practices, and are delivered on time and within scope
• Seek to continuously improve, experimenting with technologies and methodologies to improve delivery, and guarantee the best solution and approach
• Communicate effectively on progress and ensure impediments are raised early to minimise impact on the delivery

Experience / Competences

• A proven track record of building and managing high performance, cross-functional engineering teams, working in an Agile environment
• Demonstrable experience designing, developing and maintaining distributed, event-driven, cloud-native systems
• Expert in the latest versions of .NET Framework and .NET Core (C#)
• Experience in API (REST, GraphQL) design and development
• Experience in relational database design and optimization (MSSQL, MySQL, etc.)
• Experience in the deployment and management of cloud (AWS, Azure, etc.) assets
• Demonstrable understanding of the full SDLC, proactive involvement in shaping the delivery prior and during development, through QA phase, and post-release support
• Be pragmatic and delivery-focused, evaluating/challenging designs and approaches to achieve the best outcome for the project, capable of working on multiple tasks simultaneously and managing deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive and independent approach to problem solving and innovative solutions, using POC(s) to validate approaches
• Ability to communicate, influence and persuade peers using strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
• Proficient in testing and documenting systems
• Proficient in WPF application development
• Experience of financial/trading platforms and knowledge of financial markets
• Knowledge of FIX protocol and ability to handle FIX interactions
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services
• Experience with Java, JavaScript or React
• Experience with serverless architecture and microservices
• Experience with TDD, BDD or similar approaches

Job Band & Level

Manager / 7