Senior Application Developer, Risk

Jefferies; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Developer to join their dynamic Technology team. In this pivotal role, you will support the Global Risk Management Technology group by designing and developing server-side components and implementing APIs. Your expertise in SQL, Java, and Python will be critical as you collaborate with business analysts and project managers to meet project requirements. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on major projects in the financial services sector, focusing on risk management and analytics. If you are a self-starter with strong analytical skills and a passion for technology, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in application development with strong SQL and Java/Python skills.
• Experience in financial services, particularly market or credit risk domain.

Responsibilities

• Develop server-side components and implement APIs for Risk Management Technology.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure successful delivery.

Skills

SQL

Java

Python

API Development

Technical Documentation

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics

Tools

GIT

Bitbucket

SourceTree

Jira

Job description

The Risk Management Technology group provides support to global Risk Management in the areas of technology and information processing for measuring, quantifying, analyzing, controlling, and reporting Risk exposures for traded securities products.

The position is for a Senior developer who will be part of Technology team supporting the Global Risk Management Technology group. The work assignments will include playing a key developer role in major project related work. Projects will include custom development, implementation and integration of vendor products, and enhancement/support of existing systems.

The Role will involve designing and developing server-side components, API implementation, complete application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting issues and resolving production problems along with supporting users by developing documentation and assistance tools.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work as a senior analyst Developer in Risk management Technology.
• Work closely with business analysts/project managers/other developers/stakeholders to implement requirements on Linux / Microsoft based platforms utilizing relevant programming languages, scripting and SQL.
• Verify implementation, perform functional testing and deliver the system/module in production.
• Perform initial tests to cover functional and non-functional requirements before users do their UAT.
• Perform 2nd line support for production application when necessary.

Essential Experience/ Skills:

• Strong SQL skills and experience in Oracle or other RDBMS platforms.
• Strong server-side Java or Python knowledge and 8+ years of relevant experience of developing/enhancing applications.
• Good understanding of APIs best practices and modular object-oriented design and development.
• Ability to write detailed and understandable technical documentation
• Experience of using GIT based source control repository and tools such as Bitbucket and SourceTree.
• Experience using Jira for full development cycle (requirement to deployment).
• Experience and knowledge ofSDLC methodologies and development processes such as requirement gathering, analysis and definition, prototyping, proof of concept, designing and implementation
• Experience in financial services industry either in market risk or credit risk domain with understanding of analytics integrations for calculations of PnL vectors, various methods to calculate portfolio VaR, sensitivities, PFE etc.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics

Preferred:

• Experience in the financial services industry, preferably with exposure to market risk or counterparty credit risk applications
• Experience in ETL (extract, transform and Load) development
• Some Cloud experience will be a nice plus.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial in approach
• Ability to escalate / follow-up proactively
• Good time management skills