Senior Developer, Actuarial Systems – 28918

The Emerald Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm based in London is seeking a Senior Developer to improve actuarial systems workflow and enhance process automation. Key responsibilities include developing modelling tools and ensuring best coding practices. The ideal candidate will be a qualified actuary with experience in life insurance and strong skills in C++, Python, or VBA. Agile delivery methods experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience in life insurance or life reinsurance.
• Demonstrable interest in long-term actuarial modelling role.
• Model development experience in Life, CI, IP and Annuity/Longevity products.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of actuarial modelling tools.
• Involvement in all aspects of their end-to-end process.
• Ensure best practices in coding.

Skills

C++

Python

VBA

Problem solving

Agile delivery methods

Education

Part qualified / Qualified actuary

Tools

MoSes

RiskAgility FM

Tyche

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Developer within the Divisional Business Services, Actuarial Systems Team. With a proactive approach to problem solving, you will constantly strive to improve all aspects of the actuarial systems workflow, including calculation accuracy, process automation and system performance. You will be involved in the design, implementation and testing of process, modelling and infrastructure improvements.

• Location: London
• Category: Life Actuarial
• Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities (Including but not limited to):

• Support the development and maintenance of a robust set of actuarial modelling tools and process
• The key tasks cover all aspects of their end-to-end process
• Support the development and/or maintenance of documentation and user guides
• Strong coding capabilities, acting in line with best practices
• Active independent / peer review and challenge across all aspects of the E2E Model Development Framework and on business requirements
• Part qualified / Qualified actuary with experience in life insurance or life reinsurance
• Coding experience, e.g. C++, Python or VBA
• Demonstrable interest in long-term actuarial modelling role
• Model development experience, preferably with knowledge of Life, CI, IP and Annuity/Longevity products
• Experience of using MoSes, RiskAgility FM, Tyche or similar modelling platforms, including an understanding of the benefits and limitations of such platforms
• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience with Agile delivery methods desirable