FICC Technology – Bank Loans Analyst Developer recruitment

The Bank Debt Trading Desk covers a global portfolio of loan and loan derivatives. The Loans Technology team supports this desk, the Bank Loans Operations team, and all other desks that trade loans. The role will give the candidate an in-depth understanding of Syndicated Bank Loans. This is an extremely interesting and evolving business area. As well as internally prioritized projects, there are a number of Industry related initiatives that will also require technology build. 

We are seeking individuals to join the Bank Loans Servicing team to work both on tactical and strategic development projects, as well as providing support for our existing systems. This environment will give the successful candidate great insight into the business and a tremendous opportunity to interact directly with our users. The role will encompass the full project lifecycle from early requirements definition through to design, implementation, testing and support.

This is a key role within the group with a focus on developing, enhancing, and supporting technology applications used by the Bank Loans trading and operations business.

This role requires a candidate with strong analytical skills as well as excellent programming skills, with a strong desire to work as part of a global team building close relationships to both the technology and the business teams in London, New York, and Asia.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will have to:

•        Provide application development, systems solutions/support for Bank Loans Operations and Trading.

•        Work closely with the global team to gather business requirements, develop/help develop system solutions, and support/maintain production environment in a team-oriented, dynamic environment.

•        Enjoy learning and developing technology infrastructure related to complex loan products.

•        Play a key role in the continuous enhancement of end of day reconciliation and pricing/risk of all loan products.

•        Be strong team player, be highly motivated, keen to take on responsibility, be able to work independently and successfully manage and maintain a high workload in a busy environment.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Financial experience is not mandatory, but a passion for learning finance is required. Knowledge of Credit Derivatives is a big plus.  Good communication and interpersonal skills to foster relationships with the user and IT community. Candidates must feel comfortable interacting with users in different areas of the firm to collect and analyze information necessary to solve problems. We provide frontline support for a large and global business.

Technical Skills

•        Solid analytical and problem solving skills.

•        Solid programming and design skills (Java, C#, C++  or C)

•        Good SQL skills, ideally Sybase and/or DB2.

•        Knowledge of n-tier architecture trading platforms would be advantageous.

•        Experience with Windows and UNIX/Linux development environments.