Software Analyst - Summer Internship (Financial Systems)

JOB ID: 23815

Position Description:

SunGard Adaptiv provides enterprise-wide credit and market risk management solutions for financial services institutions. Adaptiv assists institutions of varying size and complexity to deploy technology to meet both internal and regulatory requirements for risk management and operational control. Adaptiv helps financial services institutions from the banking, hedge fund, asset management, insurance and corporate sectors with our deep understanding of risk management and operational processes.

The Summer Internship Programme is an 11 week programme for undergraduate, masters and PhD students.

We are seeking candidates ideally completing a degree in a numerate discipline such as Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics and targeting a 2:1 grade. Candidates should have a strong interest in both technology and finance.

Often, completing an internship with us is a stepping stone onto a Graduate Role. Completing an internship can also give you a competitive edge when applying for roles after graduation. Of course there are more immediate rewards too - not least earning a very attractive salary whilst simultaneously gaining real life experience in a commercial environment to enhance the theoretical knowledge acquired during your degree studies.

The 2013 Summer Internship will consist of projects to support the Development team's work developing Adaptiv products and components. You will be a full team member given responsibility for projects and decisions and will constantly learn from the expertise of those around you.

What will I learn during my internship?

The skills that we expect successful candidates to develop during the internship can be categorized into the following three areas:

Technical Skills:

Successful candidates will develop technical skills in software engineering though exposure to development tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL Server. Their skills in Object Oriented programming will be developed through use of these tools. They will also learn how applications are deployed in a multi-server environment.

Process:

The project will give successful candidates the experience of working within a development team in an international commercial environment. They will also learn how the software development life cycle operates from specification through development to testing and deployment.

Financial Knowledge:

The project will also give the successful candidates the opportunity to enhance their financial knowledge. They can expect to learn more about how banks manage their risk using the Adaptiv suite of risk software, how Adaptiv calculates the risk on the banks' trades and how derivative trades are valued.

The type of work that the successful candidates will be performing on a day to day basis will be a mix of some or all of the following tasks:

- Software development in a Windows environment
- Database work involving SQL development
- Supporting financial risk modelling work
- Use of the Adaptiv software products to perform data analysis or investigate problems
- Use of the Adaptiv risk calculation engine to perform financial simulations
- Meetings or calls to discuss requirements
- Documentation eg user guides, requirements specifications or system performance
- Testing of new functionality including quantitative validation and performance
- Configuration of demonstration environments

Position Requirements:

You will be expected to demonstrate:

- Software engineering interest and skill
- Exceptional mathematical ability
- An interest in financial risk management.

It is important you possess the following essential skills:

- Strong problem solving skills
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Interest and exposure to a variety of IT areas
- Experience of Microsoft Office It is desirable, although not essential, that you have some programming experience.

We expect you to be predicted or achieved a 2:1 in a subject of a technical nature with a high mathematical content, as well as having achieved in excess of 300 UCAS points or equivalent.

The ideal candidate will also demonstrate:

- An ability to influence and encourage others by means of strong argument.
- An ability to work as part of a team or alone making a strong contribution in either scenario.
- Proactivity and strong ownership.
- Conscientiousness balanced with the demands of the business.