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Reference Number:
100870
Job Description:
The Interest Rate Products (IRP) Division assists our clients in managing their exposure to interest rate risk by offering a wide array of products. Interest Rate Derivatives, including Swaps, Swaptions and Exotic derivatives, have become a key part of the division?s product suite, particularly given the importance of these products to our clients and the firm?s leadership position in the industry.
This business maintains a high level of market and operational risk, in large part because of the complexity of these products. Technology is a key component in managing these risks and increasing the efficiency of this growing business. The technology division?s strategy calls for a common set of systems across the firm?s derivatives businesses (Currency & Commodities, Interest Rate Derivatives, Credit Derivatives and Equity Derivatives). These systems address several business functions; including trade entry and matching, risk management, confirmation and payment processing.
The Swaps Technology team is focused on delivering this architecture for the IRP division globally, as well as providing support and enhancements for existing applications used by the traders, salespeople and operations analysts.
Interest Rate Derivatives represent a significant source of revenue ? providing technology to help this business grow will present several interesting challenging opportunities for the analyst/developer.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Analysis & Design: working with traders, salespeople and operations analysts, you will define requirements for new applications or enhancements to existing tools; design, develop, test and support systems based on client requirements; collaborate with colleagues in the various derivatives technology teams to refine the common derivatives architecture.
-Technical/Team Leadership: working with other developers in the Swaps Trading & Sales technology team, you will lead software projects, participating in reviews of design, code and testing strategies.
-Client Relationship Management: enhance and maintain our relationships with trading, sales & operations users.
Experience Level:
5+ Years
Requirements:
-Strong design & development skills in one or more procedural or object oriented languages. Previous development experience using databases a plus. (C/C++, Java, VB, SQL, Unix are the tech skills)
-Solid communication and interpersonal skills are a must given that the role will involve liaising with traders, salespeople and operations analysts.
-Demonstrated experience in developing mission-critical applications.
-The firm and the department are very focused on using technology to increase profitability, so it is also critical that the person in this role is willing and able to adapt to different technologies to achieve that goal.
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