IB Technology Equity Derivatives Lifecycle Events Java Developer — Associate recruitment
J.P. Morgan's focus on being the world's most successful financial services institution starts with Technology - the driving force that gives us our leading edge. Ongoing $billion investment in the firm's technological future means that by joining J.P. Morgan, you'll have a front-row seat to product innovation, and work on complex solutions to the most difficult financial problems.
The team
Investment Bank Markets Technology provides end to end technology solutions for the firm's Investment Banking, Sales Trading and Risk Management business areas.
Pyramid is a strategic platform for processing and risk managing derivatives in the Investment Bank. It is used by Credit Hybrids, Equity Derivatives, Commodity Exotics and Interest Rate Hybrids businesses globally. The trade processing suite is responsible for trade capture, event position management, and feeds to downstream systems such as accounting and legal documentation. Products range from high volume listed products to highly complex over-the-counter structured derivatives.
The platform uses a range of technologies including Java, C#/.net, C++, and Sybase/SQL on Windows and Linux platforms. This is an opportunity to join an award winning technology team with strong business sponsorship to deliver revenue enhancing technology and industry wide transformation.
The role
Highly skilled developer to work on a global Event Processing service. Using Java EE, the challenge is to build out a flexible, extensible service that will achieve high levels of straight-through-processing and efficiency as part of a wider program to re-engineer the platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with business analysts to understand use cases, functional and non-functional requirements.
- Implement new Use Cases to meet business requirements and engineering standards.
- Deliver a high quality solution using agile techniques including Continuous Integration.
- Ensure the highest levels of capacity and resilience as expected in a global, 24x5 system.
- Report progress to management. Good communication skills will be paramount.
Skills
Requirements
We are looking for a highly talented and driven technologist who has a track record of delivering outstanding solutions in an investment bank or other fast-paced industry where first class solutions with 5 9's uptime are the norm.
Essential skills
- Typically 5 years hands-on experience and expert on Java SE with several years Java EE.
- Strong OO design skills with in-depth knowledge of object modelling and design patterns.
- Good knowledge of Unix/Linux.
- Computer science background with an intellectual rigour
- Relational database experience; ideally Sybase/SQL.
- Experience of messaging e.g. AMQ, Tibco .etc.
- Ability to solve complex problems and a proven track record of high performance and delivery.
- Strong communication and team-working skills.
Desirable skills
- Experience of working in financial services with knowledge of derivatives products and lifecycle.
- Agile development techniques.
Education
To degree level, ideally in a computer science, mathematical or engineering discipline.