Senior Java Developer

SENIOR DEVELOPER - FRONT OFFICE, JAVA, TRADING, AGILE

- DURATION: 6 months
- RATE: 800 Euro day
- POSITIONS: x2
- START DATE: March/April

Great opportunity for a Senior Java Developer to join a leading Investment Bank based in London. You will work with high-performing Front Office technology functions on change projects to upgrade the banks E-commerce trading platforms, integrate new software with existing platforms and prepare the bank for MIFID compliance. You will be responsible for coding, testing and releasing code into a production environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- The work will include integrating a new trading platform with ION, pricing contributions of products to external venues and electronic execution.
- Further work will be required to ensure that high volume products are routed via STP to internal downstream systems.

SKILLS

- Required: Java, and at least one of ION or FIX (both preferred)
- Desirable: Shell Scripting (eg. TCL or similar), experience with WebSphere and MQ
- Desirable: Knowledge of banking regulations and regulatory requirements
- Understanding of financial products and front-to-back processes
- Full SDLC experience
- Experience in development methodologies - agile preferred
- Required: basic knowledge of trade flows and price contributions to E-commerce platforms (eg. Bloomberg)
- Desirable: strong knowledge of trading platforms, products and fron-to-back trade life cycle
- Work individually and as part of a team to develop, test and release software into a Front Office production environment
- Integration experience with ION will be highly regarded
- Knowledge and experience of source control, continuous integration and agile processes