Solution Engineer | London, UK

London Stock Exchange Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial markets provider is seeking a Solution Engineer to join their Post Trade Regulatory Reporting team in London. The successful candidate will contribute to software development using SQL within an agile environment, resolving live issues and enhancing system functionalities. This role offers the opportunity to apply technical skills in a dynamic workplace dedicated to innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement Planning

Paid Volunteering Days

Wellbeing Initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent required.
• Good knowledge of Agile processes essential.
• Must have strong SQL query writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions within an agile framework.
• Write clean and efficient SQL code based on business requirements.
• Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineers to solve production issues.

Skills

SQL Query Writing

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

SQL Server

Python

Job description

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.

Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.

We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise.

As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

Role profile:

Department, team and role description

Post Trade Regulatory Reporting (PTRR) is a department within Markets which owns an estate of systems built on the PTRR Platform. The systems cover a range of functions from the generation of LEIs and ISINs for the UK to the regulatory reporting systems like EMIR Trade Repository and MiFIR Reporting. All are underpinned by the PTRR Platform, an ETL and visualisation suite developed in-house since 2006.

The PTRR Solutions Engineering team traditionally manages the configuration layer of systems created on the PTRR Platform, from initial blank install to initial delivery and then on into feature development and maintenance releases. Recent releases such as EMIR Refit have seen a move to incorporate technologies currently outside the PTRR Platform, with integration back to the Platform.

Based in our head office in London, the Solution Engineer will work within a Scrum team to apply business requirements to develop productions that satisfy customer needs. They will also provide assistance to support the product in the live environment by performing in depth analysis of raised issues and developing fixes to remediate the problems.

The role reports to the Scrum team's technical lead.

Key responsibilities of the role

• Will work within an agile framework, participating in all ceremonies and working collaboratively with colleagues.
• Autonomously write clean, efficient code using SQL Server to translate Business Requirements into efficient Solution functionality.
• Develops knowledge and understanding of technologies in LSEG and utilises these in own scope of work, with others as well as to create solutions
• Manages own workload and promotes an inclusive and open culture
• Builds knowledge of software development and utilises this knowledge within work
• Contributes to design work and planning for user stories
• Executes on the delivery of given tasks with some guidance and oversight
• Builds trusting relationships with team and colleagues, collaborating closely with team. Communicates clearly with team and keeps clear lines of communication open to ensure full understanding of information and tasks, asking questions where needed
• Takes interest to develop knowledge in technology products and tools through on the job learning, certifications and projects.
• Has a strong emphasis on build quality which is achieved by adhering to best practise and also thorough unit testing.
• Work closely with Site Reliability Engineers to understand problems in the production environment, perform detailed analysis to find the cause and remediate the problem through code fixes or documented processes.
• To own one's changes through the build and test phases and also deploy to the production environment.

Essential experience and skills required:

• Degree in Software Engineering or Electronics / Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• Good knowledge of Agile and SDLC processes
• Must have query writing skills in SQLServer, most notably:
  • DDL ie. Create /alter/drop tables and views
  • DML ie. Insert / delete from tables, select and update columns from tables.
  • Aggregating data ie. Calculate sum, count, min,max of values in a given data set, using group by
• Some understanding of SQL query performance optimization, using query plans would be beneficial but can be developed.
• Knowledge of Python, Snowflake, Powershell is beneficial
• Any knowledge of cloud concepts, data warehouse and services is desirable.
• Able to demonstrate good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Sound written and verbal communication skills and ability to present ideas to others.
• Must be self-motivated and have a desire to engage in process improvement.
• Any existing experience and understanding of Reg Reporting's MiFIR or EMIR solutions will be beneficial.

Behavioural Skills

• Have ambition to succeed and shows initiative
• Keen to collaborate with colleagues in the team and other teams
• Well organized, pays attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Has an enthusiasm for learning new concepts, using colleagues and resources where possible but also through individual curiosity and application
• Should be resilient, undeterred by problems and setbacks
• A keen problem solver

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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