Description
Investment Analyst (AM&R, C#.NET, OLAP, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, MS SQL, MS .NET, C#, WCF, Visual Studio 2010, Excel)
Axica Recruitment is currently looking for an Investment Analyst to work a 2 year contract with a major end client in Toronto.
Position Summary
There is a multi-year initiative to replace the existing enterprise risk system. During this development period, the existing level of service needs to be ensured around our current risk system. This Investment Analyst role will provide a fantastic opportunity to individuals looking to gain Front Office working experience and learn about quantitative finance and risk management. They will understand and participate in the implementation of an enterprise level risk system while working with and learning from a team of highly qualified, multi-disciplinary team of financial engineers and software developers.This opportunity is ideal for a candidate who is proven to be highly competent in software development and eager to apply technical and analytical skills in one of the most demanding industries.
Duties and Responsibilities
This individual will play a key role on the Research and Risk team, and will primarily be required to:
- Analyze, design, develop and support the existing AM&R in-house risk system required to meet business objectives
- Implement new features to cater to the on-demand requests from various departments across the fund
- Support the quantitative risk team in software implementation, testing, and documentation in the process of new system development
- Assist in overseeing the daily process and maintaining the software infrastructure in a time critical manner
- Assist in resolving system critical issues
- Provide assistance and technological solutions to any on-demand requests
- The technologies involved are C#.NET, relational database as well as OLAP Cube. The candidate is also expected to play a supporting role in the enterprise wide risk replacement project and will assist in software/system implementation and testing, documentation of existing and new processes and systems
Qualifications
- A Computer Science/Computing Engineering degree or equivalent is a must with demonstrated interests and knowledge in the financial market
- Up to 2 years relevant work experience, ideally in programming or software development in the financial sector
- Professional software development experience with exceptional programming skills
- Knowledge needed in the following technologies: PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, MS SQL, MS .NET, C#, WCF, Visual Studio 2010, Excel.
- Practical desktop/service based software development experience
- Excellent organization, analytical and problem solving skill
- Excellent attention to details
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- A high degree of self-motivation
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly
If the above contract is of interest please apply below.
Investment Analyst (AM&R, C#.NET, OLAP, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, MS SQL, MS .NET, C#, WCF, Visual Studio 2010, Excel)