Front Office Developer

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment banking client is seeking a Front Office Tactical Developer for a 12-month contract, offering the opportunity for extension. This role involves key responsibilities in enhancing front-office reporting, market data, and risk frameworks, aimed at high-profile projects. Ideal candidates will possess strong technical skills in JAVA, C#, and Python, along with a background in derivatives and equity products, ensuring direct alignment with front-office demands.

Qualifications

• Experience in front-office risk and PnL support.
• Good understanding of equity products.
• Exposure to Derivatives in a front-office role.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain the RAD FO reporting and risk framework.
• Work as a business-aligned RAD developer.
• Deliver solutions under pressure and time constraints.

Skills

JAVA

.NET C#

Python

Excel / VBA

SQL

Job description

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Client:

Lorien

Location:

portsmouth, hampshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Duration: 12 months

Our industry leading investment banking client is looking for a Front Office Tactical Developer to join on a 12 month contract with the potential to extend further

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a business aligned RAD developer in our front office Technology team.

• Work on the enhancement and maintenance of the RAD FO reporting, market data contribution, risk and PnL framework.

• Use Rapid Application Development techniques for quick turn-around of high-profile projects.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience of front-office risk and PnL support and development.

• Good understanding of equity products.

• Good knowledge of JAVA/C#/C++, Python, Excel / VBA, SQL (SQL Server, Oracle).

• Candidates with proven experience should also have had good exposure to Derivatives, ideally in a front-office facing role, and an in-depth understanding of the business.

Expertise

• Solid grasps of JAVA / .NET C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystem.

• Highly motivated to work directly for a front-office IT team.

• Proactive and flexible approach to dealing with challenges.

• Strong communication and analytical skills – able to work with trading desks, business management, Quantitative Research and IT teams to build and deliver solutions.

• Analytical Skills – ability to follow complex quantitative concepts.

• Able to work independently and deliver when under pressure and time constraints.