Senior ActivePivot Developer

Project description

Our client is the corporate and investment banking arm of The Group, the world's 12th largest bank by total assets. We work daily with international branches located in 30 markets by:

1. Envisioning and preparing the Bank's futures information systems
2. Partnering and supporting core banking flagships and transverse areas in their large-scale development projects
3. Providing premium In-house Banking applications

This unique positioning empowers us to bring our core banking business a sustainable competitive advantage in the market. We seek innovative and agile people sharing our mindset to support ambitious and forthcoming technological challenges. We are seeking a talented ActivePivot Developer to join our dynamic Capital Market Department!

As an ActivePivot Developer, you will be responsible for extending ActiveViam ActivePivot in Java (implementing custom measures, custom control logic, custom feeding, etc.) as part of a delivery team that depends on this component. Our Client's ActivePivot deployments are highly customized and critical, and someone with hands-on experience extending ActivePivot and managing vendor patches and upgrades is essential.

You will work autonomously and follow a continuous improvement approach, ensuring high-quality code that adheres to our design, norms, and standards. You will be accountable for delivering solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements, taking into account the principles of Agile development.

Capital Markets IT involves technology solutions and systems used in financial markets for trading, investment, and related activities. This includes electronic trading platforms, risk management systems, market risk, counterparty risk, algorithmic trading, data analytics, and regulatory measures. The use of advanced technologies like APIs, artificial intelligence, and cloud solutions are also becoming increasingly prevalent in capital markets to enhance efficiency and decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

• Implement, extend, or modify custom measures that implement financial aggregation and other custom banking logic within the ActivePivot cube.
• Work with ActiveViam to manage ActivePivot version upgrades, security patches, and API changes which impact custom code.
• Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Update and enhance existing software capabilities, and develop and direct software testing and validation procedures.
• Work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems and develop specifications and performance requirements.
• Build quality, shippable, and reusable code according to design and coding standards.
• Write simple, purposeful, and lean code that aligns with CMI project guidelines and quality standards.
• Perform peer reviews when needed to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Implement Configuration Management on each of your work items to ensure version control and traceability.
• Perform unit tests to verify functionality.
• Automate tests according to the test strategy, ensuring test coverage targets are met and adhering to software factory practices.
• Implement and perform technical tests as defined in the test strategy to ensure the software meets all requirements.
• Propose non-functional needs in sprints to ensure the software meets performance, security, and other non-functional requirements.
• Estimate, break down, and update User Stories and Tasks to ensure accurate project planning and tracking.
• Update Sprint Backlog to reflect progress and any changes in scope.

SKILLS

Must have

• 2+ years of experience with ActivePivot and 6+ years of experience with Java.
• Experience working with ActiveViam ActivePivot is a must.
• Good operational familiarity with the Java programming language.
• Good knowledge in UNIX platform and data management systems (SQL, BigData).
• Experience with automation frameworks and libraries.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Shell script).
• Valuable exposure to tools & technologies like Elastic Search, Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, Control-M, Kafka, Confluence, Jira, Gitlab, MQ Series.
• Knowledge of Cloud platforms and services.
• Experience in DevOps tooling (Git, Maven, Ansible, Jenkins).
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Appetite to follow technology trends and participate in communities.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Strong perseverance and diligence towards attaining goals and effective time management.
• Passion for sharing expertise and growing team members' skills.
• Autonomous, self-motivated, and excellent team player.

Nice to have

• Experience with both ActivePivot 5.x and ActivePivot 6.x would be ideal.
• Domain-Driven design and Microservices: Spring Boot.
• Exposure to Capital Markets applications.
• Experience in supporting capital market applications and trading systems, ideally within the dynamic landscape of Market Risk/Front Office operations with a commendable grasp of financial products (Treasury, FX, Credit, IRD, Bonds, RSF, etc.).