Development Manager / Architect – Back Office recruitment
The Company
Robert Half Technology are working with a leading, global brokerage firm which operate successfully across multiple markets across a range of financial products to identify a Development Manager Architect for a highly successful team.
The Role
The client is looking for a talented Development Manager / Architect to lead the development of the organisations proprietary back office settlement system. The firm seeks an experienced professional that has prior expertise in working with a close-knit onshore development team within a bank or brokerage environment that is capable of driving forward the development of the system. The ideal candidate will have managed directly a team of highly skilled C# Developers in a parallel environment in the creation enhancement of a similar system. This opportunity will encompass all systems development activities offers the successful Development Manager / Architect a high degree of autonomy in how this is achieved. The main purpose of the position is to ensure the system is of a high quality - i.e. well designed, meticulously coded, thoroughly tested, clearly documented. This hire will be expected to take on a critical role in oversight of the systems evolution going forward will have ultimate responsibility for identification justification of new initiatives enhancements that will increase the organisation's competitive advantage.
The main responsibilities deliverables in this role include providing clear guidance on programming standards development methodology to Developers the Database Systems Engineer. The Development Manager will take on overall responsibility for ensuring the systems (including databases) are architected in a well structured, efficient, robust. They will also be expected to ensure that all development staff are given sufficient support encouragement to enable them to excel develop themselves professionally. The Development Manager / Architect will be required to communicate regularly with senior stakeholders, senior user management - as well as exchange representatives appropriate third parties to ensure an up-to-date knowledge of business, technical, exchange developments. The successful applicant will need to be competent in producing accurate estimates of required effort, start finish times for proposed developments, ensuring these timelines are adhered to. The role will require the Development Manager / Architect to provide regular reports on progress, potential problems to Senior Management.
The Development Manager / Architect will maintain a good level of hands-on skills - specifically they will to be capable of management of a team of highly skilled developers. They should have well developed leaderships skills be capable of coaching / mentoring the team through difficult areas of code / architectural decisions. The technologies used by the team include C# / .Net (3.5 / 4) Winforms. The Development Manager / Architect should also have good knowledge of SQL Server 2005 / 2008 have solid experience working with layered software architecture design patterns. The team follow SCRUM / Test Driven Development (TDD) are looking for a professional with experience of Agile development methodologies. Experience with Java / FIX in addition to the above would be advantageous. In terms of business knowledge - this Development Manager / Architect MUST have back office knowledge have worked with settlements / clearing systems before. They should have solid knowledge of derivatives - specifically knowledge of Futures Options / Cash Equity / FX would be useful.
Salary Benefits
£85,000-£115,000 + Excellent Bonus Benefits
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