Consultant recruitment

Job ID: 21345

Position Description:
In today's financial markets, trade-processing lifecycles undergo constant change. From pre-trade analysis to post-trade risk management, settlement and regulatory compliance, it has never been more important to be in control. SunGard provides solutions for today's investment banking. Whether it be trading high volumes or creating complex structures, managing your exposures or operational control, there's a SunGard solution for it.

SunGard's Capital Markets and Investment Banking solutions:

Support cross-asset trading and trading strategies with Front Arena
Support enterprise-wide, market and credit risk management with Adaptiv
Nine trillion in securities lending is managed on SunGard's capital markets solutions
Twelve of the world's top 25 banks use SunGard's Adaptiv
*In line with the Black Economic Empowerment programme, we will only be considering applications from South African citizens*

SunGard is looking for a Technical Consultant to join the Professional Services team. He/She should have:

• Experience of software development for client-server based, object-oriented and relational database technology.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++, Sybase, SQL Server and Python
• Working understanding of Capital Markets instruments both listed and OTC
• Problem-solving skills, willingness for hands-on work and knowledge striving
• Structure, organisational and administrative skills
• A genuine interest to understand the financial markets and its players
• Stress tolerance, service-mindedness and teamwork orientation
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written
• Negotiation skills and an ability to handle customer relations in a professional way
• Ability to interact with people at different levels within an organization

Position Requirements:
Qualifications:
First class degree or similar and a higher degree are preferred in Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Finance or similar concentrations requiring quantitative / mathematical skills.

Skills/competencies:
• Strong Quantitative/Mathematical skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and reasoning skills
• Proven communication skills - both oral and written
• Excellent documentation skills
• Stress tolerance, service-mindedness and ability to contribute in a team based structure
• Problem-solving skills, willingness for hands-on work and knowledge striving
• Structure, organisational and administrative skills
• Strong interpersonal skills - able to communicate well at all levels both internally (SunGard) and externally (clients)
• On-site experience from working in a technical role in financial software implementation projects.

*In line with the Black Economic Empowerment programme, we will only be considering applications from South African citizens*