Senior Front Office Technology Solutions Engineer - Asset Management in London

Energy Jobline ZR; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment manager in London is looking for a Senior Solutions Engineer to join their investment technology team. The role focuses on enhancing investment tooling and productivity within the Fixed Income sector. Candidates should have a strong background in asset management and software engineering, with leadership skills in technology solutions. This position follows a hybrid model, requiring 3 days on-site work.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the asset management industry, specifically within Fixed Income.
• Strong understanding of portfolio construction, allocation, and risk management.
• Analytical skills to understand and optimize tools and workflows.
• Background in software engineering with relevant technologies.
• Leadership experience in technology solutions and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with portfolio managers and analysts to enhance investment tooling.
• Design and deliver new solutions to improve productivity.
• Leverage Gen AI and ML techniques for efficiencies.

Skills

Asset management experience

Investment process understanding

Analytical skills

Java

Python

SQL

Node.js

Next.js

React

AWS

Leadership skills

Job description

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Job Description

Our client, a leading global investment manager, are growing their European operation and are hiring a Senior Solutions Engineer to join their dynamic investment technology team in London.

Focussed on fixed income, this is a senior (director level) role akin to a "distinguished engineer", working closely with portfolio managers, portfolio analysts, risk and quants, to understand current investment tooling and data challenges and then working closely with the delivery team to design and deliver new solutions.

Our client hosts a modern tech stack and the successful candidate will be responsible for driving future state investment solutions, enhancing productivity through automation, and will leverage Gen AI and ML techniques to drive efficiencies.

Key skills required for this role as follows:

• Extensive experience in the asset management industry, specifically within Fixed Income, and specifically within front office.
• Strong understanding of the investment process - portfolio construction, allocation and risk management.
• Analytical skills - to deep-dive into current tools and workflows.
• Software Engineering background - Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Next.js, React, AWS, in a microservices environment.
• Leadership skills in designing and delivering scalable technology solutions, and the mentoring of junior talent.

Our client is based in central London and works a hybrid model, 3 days per week on site.

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