Commodities Front Office Systems Developer – Power, Gas and Emissions – Java, C#, C++ recruitment

Position Description:
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. With more than 600 offices in 33 countries, the people of Morgan Stanley are dedicated to providing our clients the finest thinking, products and services to help them achieve even the most challenging goals. The Commodities Product Group is focused on providing world class trading, risk and pricing systems across the thriving and continually growing commodities franchise. This role is for a front office systems developer working in Power, Gas and Emissions systems. The varied projects will include the rapid development required by a dynamic business, coupled with the strategic rennovation of our platform.

Skills Required:
This permanent role is for a developer with good technical skills and strong experience of building front office technology for the energy industry - power, gas and emissions. The role will be part of a team that services the trading desk and origination, as well as clients across Finance, Operations and Market Risk. As such the candidate will require:
- Strong experience in the energy markets with a good understanding of trading, physical delivery and financial risk and PL reporting. Ability to act as a business analyst and convert the business requirements into technical requirements, and then deliver on them.
- The candidate will have proven experience in a front-office trading environment and have the communication skills necessary to be extremely client facing.
- Good technical skills across either Java, C# or C++, with very good database / SQL skills.
- Self starting and with high energy.
 
Skills Desired:
Python, Perl, Shell scripting are useful skills.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background (including criminal record.)