Description
*Looking to pay between £400 and £475 per day.
.6 months
*Banking/Finance Background needed.
Overall Job Purpose
This is a Front Office role to work on ad hoc projects to improve and support the existing software development infrastructure of the Fixed Income pricing libraries.
Key Responsibilities
- Improvement and support of existing software development/testing/release process
- Review and improvement of existing library architecture/interfaces to other systems
- C++ codebase migration to 64 bit/VC 14
- Design and support of infrastructure to facilitate the cross platform development (Windows to Linux)
Skills & Qualifications
- Good knowledge of computer science, software development life cycle/quality assurance
- Strong C/C++ Skills (Linux and Windows, C+) essential
- Good operating systems understanding for Linux and Windows platforms
- C#, Python
Experience
Min 2 years in a similar role. Junior candidates will be considered.
Core Competencies
Drive for results - Delivers high quality work
Risk awareness - Demonstrates a good awareness of risk and fundamental risk concepts. Always considers risk in his/her daily activities and abides by the Key Front Officer Responsibilities, where relevant
Corporate role model, integrity & ethics - Acts with discipline and high ethical standards
Team player & cross cultural awareness - Works effectively in a team. Collaborates and shares information and solutions with colleagues, with other teams and stakeholders
Client focus - Sees stakeholders as well as external clients as customers
Essential personal skills
Diligence - Displays dedication and prioritises problems by considering the impact on the business; identifies quick-wins
Resilience - Stays calm and positive, controls his/her emotions in conflict or any situation of intense stress (due to market, time or client pressure).
Communication (Active listener and clear communicator) - Communicates clearly in both native and English languages. Communicates pro-actively with management, escalating issues as necessary.
Innovation - Thinks laterally to identify other sources of useful information and sees ways around obstacles and barriers.