DevOps/Front-Office Support Equity Derivatives (Market Making) - Banking operations processing - Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Societe Generale SA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale SA in Hong Kong seeks a technically strong candidate to provide level 2 support for the Global Market information system, focusing on equity derivative activities for XSF and DLP. The role operates in a Dev/Ops setup, with 70% on support and 30% on cybersecurity initiatives.

You will translate daily end-user problems into user stories, contribute to the product backlog, attend scrums, and help prioritize work.

Qualifications

• Financial banking industry experience preferred.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar.
• Ability to work in the stressful trading floor environment.
• Team player and peer collaboration.
• Technical background: JavaScript/Angular, SQL, Python, Java and Linux.
• Familiar with DevOps tools: ELK stack, GitHub, Jira, Azure, Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet.
• Knowledge of derivative products is a plus.
• Fluent English is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support our DPS front-office desk in their daily IT requests.
• Support our derivative listed product front-office desk in their daily IT requests.
• Ensure a high level of production quality and platform availability.
• Develop, maintain & improve the tools necessary to manage the production.
• Keen to architect and write robust applications in multiple programming languages.
• Collect requirements and provide business analysis when needed.
• Ensure on-duty tasks when required.
• Work with local and global counterparts: raise issues and new requirements.

Skills

Team player

Fluent English

Work under pressure

Requirements gathering

Business analysis

DevOps awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science or similar

Tools

ELK stack

GitHub

Jira

Azure

Jenkins

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support our DPS front-office desk in their daily IT requests
• Support our derivative listed product front-office desk in their daily IT requests
• Ensure a high level of production quality and platform availability
• Develop, maintain & improve the tools necessary to manage the production
• Keen to architect and write robust applications in multiple programming languages
• Collect requirements and provide business analysis when needed
• Ensure on-duty tasks when required
• Work with local and global counterparts: raise issues and new requirements

Profile required

Some experience in Financial banking industry preferredHold a relevant Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or similarAble to work in the stressful environment of a trading floorTeam player : work hand to hand with our peersTechnical background : Javascript/Angular, SQL, Python, Java and Linux is a strong advantageFamiliar with DevOps tools : ELK stack, GitHub, Jira, Azure, Jenkins, Ansible, PuppetKnowledge of derivative products is a plusAware and curious about new technologies, ability to share and explore themFluent English is mandatory

Behavioral Skills

Client - Client focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position Client - Risk: I strive to satisfy clients while taking into account risks for the companyInnovation - Technology: I adopt new technologies in the solutions and projects I work onCommitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledgeInnovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team's interest over my own results

Why join us

Business insight

Our Culture

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (De&I)

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients. Our vision:Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operateInclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talentsEngage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clientsCheck out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Department Description

A technically strong candidate who will provide level 2 support to the users of the Global Market activities information system, focusing on equity derivative business activities mainly for XSF and DLP. Working in a Dev/Ops setup, the candidate will be spending 70% on support, and 30% on Cybersecurity (vulnerability, obsolescence, cloudification).The candidate attends daily scrums and actively participate to regular prioritisation meetings, sprints, retrospectives and development effort.The candidate will need formalise end user's day to day problems; assesses criticality/priority of these problems and treat them accordingly. Escalates to the next level if need be; gives effective and regular feedback to the end users. Will transform problems to user stories, add it to the product backlog for prioritisation and task building.Estimates the risks and opportunities in our day to day job, take initiatives to reduce the risks and improve our efficiency. Reports regularly on issues to direct management, follows IT processes closely on incident, problem and request management, adheres to the code of conduct.